Alabama Pitts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alabama Pitts

American felon, baseball and american football player

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Opelika, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1941

Profession: baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edwin Collins "Alabama" Pitts, Jr.
(November 22, 1909 – June 7, 1941) was an American convicted felon who garnered media attention in his attempt to play professional baseball after his release from Sing Sing prison.
After being denied the ability to play for the Albany Senators of the International League in 1935 by the president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, he appealed to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who granted his appeal.
Pitts went on to play for five years as a baseball player and two years as a football player, including one as a member of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles.