:John Pitts (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1945)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| number = 48

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 218

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|2|28}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| position = Safety

| college = Arizona State

| draftyear = 1967

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 22

| pfr =

| teams =

• Buffalo Bills (1967–{{NFL Year|1973}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1973}}–{{NFL Year|1974}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1975}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1975}})

| highlights =

}}

John Martin Pitts (born February 28, 1945) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Bills, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PittJo20.htm|title=John Pitts Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/pitt01800.html|title=John Pitts Stats - Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}} He played college football at Arizona State University. In 2006, he was inducted into the Santa Ana Dons Hall of Fame.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.sacdons.com/hof/members/members/pitts|title=John Pitts|website=Santa Ana}}