Ron Pitts
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Ron Pitts | |
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Date of birth | October 14, 1962 |
Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan |
Position(s) | DB |
College | UCLA |
NFL Draft | 1985 / Round 7 / Pick 169 |
Statistics | |
Team(s) | |
1986-1987 1988-1990 |
Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers |
Ron Pitts (born October 14, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American sportscaster. He works for Fox Sports on its NFL coverage.
Pitts is one of the network's play-by-play announcers, working alongside former National Football League and college football head coach Terry Donahue. He also co-hosts Under the Helmet, a weekly E/I program full of NFL-related segments for younger viewers. He also hosted the former Fox Sports Net programs Total Access (whose name was later adopted by NFL Network for its own newscast) and Hardcore Football.
Pitts began broadcasting after a brief playing career in which he played for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers. From 1986 to 1990, Pitts played 66 games at defensive back, starting six times. He had seven career interceptions.
Pitts' father, Elijah Pitts, also played for the Packers and was part of two Super Bowl champion teams, Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II.
[edit] Reference
The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. New York: Sterling, 2006