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Ernie Pitts (March 8, 1935 – September 24, 1970) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver and defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the BC Lions in a 14-year career in the CFL from 1957 to 1970.
Ernie Pitts, FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) PRIVATE, INSTRUMENT, COMMERCIAL, CFI, AND ATP. I am NOT AUTHORIZED to DO THE CFI INITIAL EXAM! I DO the following CFI Exams: — CFI REINSTATEMENT. — CFI ADDITIONAL RATINGS: INSTRUMENT, MULTI-ENGINE. MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT: BEECHCRAFT: BE-55, BE-58, BE-76. CESSNA: CE-310. DIAMOND: DA-42.
Apr 24, 2019 · ERNIE PITTS BY THE NUMBERS. Played 194 regular-season games and 24 playoff games in 13 seasons with the Blue Bombers. Played receiver from 1957 to ’64 before switching to defensive back in...
Aug 5, 2019 · One player who will be posthumously recognized on Friday is former Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver and defensive back, Ernie Pitts. Over a 13-year professional career, he helped...
Ernie Pitts came to the Canadian Football League in 1957 and immediately became a key player on a Winnipeg Blue Bombers team which was a dynasty in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s under legendary coach Bud Grant (inducted Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1983).
Aug 5, 2019 · One player who will be posthumously recognized is former Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver and defensive back, Ernie Pitts. Over a 13-year professional career, he helped lead the team to four championships after opting for the CFL over the NFL in 1957.
Apr 24, 2019 · Ernie Pitts came to the CFL in 1957 and was a key player on a dynasty Winnipeg Blue Bombers team. Pitts won four Grey Cups with the Blue Bombers (1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962) and brought Winnipeg...
Pitts joined Winnipeg in 1957 and spent his entire career with Winnipeg except for his final season in 1970 with BC. Pitts' best seasons offensively came in 1959 with 68 catches and 1120 yards, and 1962 with 62 catches for 865 yards.
Apr 25, 2017 · Ernie ‘Zazu’ Pitts came to the Bombers in 1957 after Bud Grant received a tip from a scout. He spent 13 years in Winnipeg and retired as the team’s all time leading receiver with 337 receptions for 5,525 yards and 54 touchdowns while winning four Grey Cups.
Aug 1, 2022 · That stint led to controversy when he was convicted in 2009 on two counts of mail fraud involving a land deal with the authority. After serving 10 months in jail and paying $90,000 in fines, Pitt’s guilty verdict was overturned by a judge who concluded the jury had not been properly instructed.
