Robert C. Pitts (June 23, 1919 â October 29, 2011) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Pitts played collegiately for the University of Arkansas, making All-Southwest Conference in 1942. He later played for the Amateur Athletic Union juggernaut Phillips Petroleum Phillips 66ers, where he made AAU All-America in 1948.
Pitts was part of the American men's basketball team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, which won the gold medal.
Pitts served as a first lieutenant in the 68th Bombardment Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Flying 22 missions with his crew, he was awarded the Air Medal.