Mike Pitts

**Mike Pitts**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1960-09-25) September 25, 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth:	Baltimore, Maryland
Position(s):	Defensive end

College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Organizations
As player:
1983-1986 1987-1992 1993-1994	Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots
Playing stats at NFL.com

This article is about the American football player; for the English archaeologist see Mike Pitts (archaeologist).

Michael Anthony Pitts (born September 25, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots of the NFL.

Pitts was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

v · d · e1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Buddy Aydelette Byron Braggs Jim Bunch Billy Jackson Amos Jones E. J. Junior Eddie Lowe Curtis McGriff Don McNeal Benny Perrin Mike Pitts Randy Scott Steadman Shealy Dwight Stephenson Head coach: Bear Bryant Assistant coaches: Ken Donahue Sylvester Croom Mal Moore Bill Oliver

v · d · e1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB John Elway RB Eric Dickerson RB Mike Rozier RB Herschel Walker WR Anthony Carter TE Gordon Hudson OT Jim Covert OT Don Mosebar G Steve Korte G Bruce Matthews C Dave Rimington

Defense	DL George Achica DL Rick Bryan DL Wilber Marshall DL Vernon Maxwell DL Mike Pitts DL Gabriel Rivera DL Billy Ray Smith, Jr. LB Ricky Hunley LB Marcus Marek LB Darryl Talley DB Terry Hoage DB Terry Kinard DB Mike Richardson

Special teams	K Chuck Nelson P Jim Arnold

v · d · e1983 NFL Draft First Round Selections

John Elway · Eric Dickerson · Curt Warner · Chris Hinton · Billy Ray Smith · Jimbo Covert · Todd Blackledge · Michael Haddix · Bruce Matthews · Terry Kinard · Tim Lewis · Tony Hunter · James Jones · Jim Kelly · Tony Eason · Mike Pitts · Leonard Smith · Willie Gault · Joey Browner · Gary Anderson · Gabriel Rivera · Gill Byrd · Jim Jeffcoat · Ken O'Brien · Dave Rimington · Don Mosebar · Dan Marino · Darrell Green

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

Nobis • Johnson • Humphrey • Kunz • Small • Profit • Ellis • Bartkowski • Bean • Bryant • Faumuina • Kenn • D. Smith • J. Miller • Butler • Riggs • Pitts • Bryan • Fralic • Casillas • Green • C. Miller • Bruce • Sanders • Collins • Broussard • Pickens • Pritchard • Whitfield • T. Smith • Kennedy • Bush • Booker • Brooking • Kerney • Vick • Duckett • Hall • Jenkins • White • Anderson • Ryan • Baker • Jerry • Weatherspoon • Jones

v · d · eAtlanta Falcons 1983 NFL Draft selections

Mike Pitts James Britt Andrew Provence John Harper Brett Miller Anthony Allen Jeff Turk John Rade Ralph Giacomarro John Salley Allama Matthews

Persondata
Name	Pitts, Mike
Alternative names	Pitts, Michael Anthony; Pitts, Michael A.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
Date of birth	September 25, 1960
Place of birth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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