Elijah Pitts
Elijah Eugene Pitts
Born: February 3, 1938
Mayflower, AR USA
Deceased: July 10, 1998
Buffalo, NY
Position: HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 204
College: Philander Smith
High School: Pine Street (Conway, AR)
Career: 1961-1971
Drafted: 1961 in Round 13, #180 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elijah Pitts played from 1961 to 1971 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints. Pitts ran for 1,788 yards in his career on 514 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 104 passes for 1,245 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 158.3 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 95.8 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 113 | 12.6 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 75 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 110 | 5.0 | 26 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 54 | 212 | 3.9 | 34 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 27 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 12 | 4 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 115 | 393 | 3.4 | 20 | 7 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 77 | 247 | 3.2 | 30 | 6 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 72 | 264 | 3.7 | 14 | 2 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 35 | 134 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 32 | 96 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 514 | 1788 | 3.5 | 34 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 80 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 26 | 460 | 17.7 | 80 | 3 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 210 | 14.0 | 84 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 104 | 1245 | 12.0 | 84 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 191 | 12.7 | 65 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 394 | 5.3 | 65 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 20 | 396 | 19.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 535 | 19.1 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 0 |
