Malcolm Upshur "Mac" Pitt (January 10, 1897 – September 16, 1985) was an

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, and

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coach and college athletics administrator. At the

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he served as the head men's basketball coach from 1933 to 1952, the head baseball coach from 1935 to 1971, and the

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from 1942 to 1967. Pitt was also the head football coach for two seasons, from 1943 to 1944. Pitt's 1934–35 basketball squad finished a perfect 20–0, the only unbeaten Spider basketball team in history. As a student at Richmond from 1915 to 1918, Pitt played football and baseball and ran on the track team.

Honors and death

Pitt was elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Malcolm U. Pitt Field, the baseball stadium at Richmond, is named in Pitt's honor. He died after a brief illness on September 16, 1985, at a Richmond hospital. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Malcolm 1897 births 1985 deaths Richmond Spiders athletic directors Richmond Spiders baseball coaches Richmond Spiders baseball players Richmond Spiders football coaches Richmond Spiders football players Richmond Spiders men's basketball coaches Richmond Spiders men's track and field athletes Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)