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Elijah Pitts

Elijah Pitts

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Oct 6, 2026

Big Joe DubinHOST
20:43
Okay.
Chase McCabeHOST
20:43
Running back was Elijah Pitts.
Chase McCabeHOST
20:46
Uh, receiver was Nick Nicolo, Nicolo.
Chase McCabeHOST
20:51
Uh, Don Lawrence was quality control tight ends.
Chuck ToddHOST
1:33
but Green Bay doesn't, and yet some of the most important players on Lombardi's championship teams are Black.
Chuck ToddHOST
1:39
Willie Wood, Elijah Pitts, Bob Jeter.
Chuck ToddHOST
1:43
And then you look at just one side of the Packers defense.
Chuck ToddHOST
1:46
You know, we talked about how important it was during the Steelers episode when they had an all, uh, Black defensive line.
Chuck ToddHOST
4:01
but Green Bay doesn't, and yet some of the most important players on Lombardi's championship teams are Black.
Chuck ToddHOST
4:07
Willie Wood, Elijah Pitts, Bob Jeter.
Chuck ToddHOST
4:11
And then you look at just one side of the Packers' defense.
Chuck ToddHOST
4:14
You know, we talked about how important it was during the Steelers episode when they had an all, uh, Black defensive line.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:28
[crowd cheering] Joe Morrison taking the kickoff at the 15-yard line and running it out above the 30.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:33
And, uh, making the tackle on the play was Elijah Pitts, and he got some help from Ron Kostelnik.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:39
The ball is spotted down at the 32 for New York, and it is first down, 10 yards to go for the Giants as Ray Witeca leads them out.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:46
Webster and King are set in behind Y.A. Tittle.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:00
Overthrew him by about five yards, and the ball is incomplete as Bill Quinlan got a good rush that time on Y.A. Tittle.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:08
So the Giants, with fourth down and 14 at their own 42-yard line, are going to have to kick the ball.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:14
And Elijah Pitts is going back deep with Willie Wood For Green Bay, they're standing back at about the 15 yard line, and Don 'Babe' Chandler is in there to do the kicking.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:25
Chandler has averaged almost 45 yards for every punt he's made in the last six years in the National Football League, one of the game's great punters.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:02
It drives Wells all the way back to the 11-yard line.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:05
He comes to his left of the 15, and he loses his footing, but there he goes at the 14-yard line as Elijah Pitts and Forrest Gregg, following first contact by Nelson Caburin, but a penalty marker was
Jim LeamingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:19
dropped.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:21
A tremendous punt by Boyd Dowler.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:19
It'll be taken by Morrison at the 25, who's right to the 30, and down he goes.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:23
Pitt hits him.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:24
Elijah Pitts.
Ray ScottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
30:27
Along with Lee Fulkins.
Hello Old Sports

Hello Old Sports

Super Bowl I

Sep 28 · 5 Mentions

Dan NewmanHOST
48:48
So by 66, they're starting a little bit to bring in some of this new blood.
Dan NewmanHOST
48:56
Elijah Pitts really supplants Horning as the starting running back.
Dan NewmanHOST
49:00
We talked about Anderson and Grabowski.
Dan NewmanHOST
49:04
Their center is a young Bill Curry, former Hello Old Sports guest, a few years back.

5 MINS LATER

Dan NewmanHOST
54:32
Um, Star throws touchdown passes to three different Packer wide receivers.
Dan NewmanHOST
54:43
The starting receivers, Boyd Dowler and Carol Dale, as well as the veteran Max McGee.
Dan NewmanHOST
54:49
And then he also throws one to Elijah Pitts, and they get a fumble return from Jim Grabowski, who's playing special teams with his big salary.
Dan NewmanHOST
55:00
But it still comes down to the very end, and Don Meredith throws an interception to Tom Brown on the last play of the game with the Cowboys on the goal line looking to go in and tie the score.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
38:58
And a couple of yards to go for the Cleveland Browns.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:00
They'll be forced to punt, and Elijah Pitts and Willie Wood go deep for the Green Bay Packers.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:05
Gary Collins back to punt, one of the best in the NFL.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:09
He averaged better than 46 yards a crack.

26 MINS LATER

Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
65:25
for a loss of a yard
Les SturmerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
65:27
Jimmy
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
65:27
Brown as his characteristic gets up very very slowly starts ambling toward the far side of the field because it's now fourth down and three and the Browns will be forced to punt Brown always gets up very slow people who are not used to seeing him play take a look at him and say uh oh he's injured but that's not the case when asked about it he said I get up slow and I'm not hurt so that they won't know when I am Gary Collins to do the punting deep for the Packers Elijah Pitts and Willie Wood Collins standing at the 30-yard line, gets the snap, takes that long stride, puts the toe into the ball, and he gets off a boomer.
Ken ColemanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
66:03
Bouncing beautifully for the Browns at the 5-yard line.
Jimmy MorrisonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:19
The flanker back will be Boyd Dollar, number 88, 6'5", 225.
Jimmy MorrisonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:23
And at left halfback, we will have either Paul Horning at 6'3", 215 pounds from Notre Dame, or Elijah Pitts, number 22, at 6'1", 205 pounds.
Jimmy MorrisonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:34
And we'll be back with the opening kickoff in just a moment.
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0:44
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Jack DreesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:27
So the Green Bay Packers have it first and 10, beginning this game on their own 23-yard line.
Jack DreesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:35
Now let's check off to see whether Coach Vince Lombardi played a hunch on the halfback.
Jack DreesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:40
No, he's starting Elijah Pitts, who had taken over the starting role from Paul Hornan when Paul was sidelined with a pinched nerve.
Jack DreesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:47
And he's in there now starting with Jimmy Taylor.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:29
The flanker back from Colorado, number 86, Boyd Dollar, caught 29 passes this year.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:36
At running back, Elijah Pitts of Philander Smith, number 22.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:40
Many people feel that Paul Horning will see action today.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:43
The fullback, Jim Taylor of LSU, number 31.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:35
Carroll Dale is split to the right.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:37
Marv Fleming, the tight end, is on the right side.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:38
Elijah Pitts, Jim Taylor, the setbacks.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:41
Mark Starr calling signals on the first play of the game.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
33:33
And a couple of yards to go for the Cleveland Browns.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
33:35
They'll be forced to punt, and Elijah Pitts and Willie Wood go deep for the Green Bay Packers.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
33:39
Gary Collins, back to punt, one of the best in the NFL.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
33:44
He averaged better than 46 yards a crack.

22 MINS LATER

Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
55:47
People who are not used to seeing him play take a look at him and say, uh-oh, he's injured, but that's not the case.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
55:52
When asked about it, he said, I get up slow and I'm not hurt so that they won't know when I am.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
55:58
Gary Collins to do the punting, deep for the Packers, Elijah Pitts and Willie Wood.
Ted MooreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
56:03
Collins standing at the 30-yard line, gets the snap, takes that long stride, puts the toe into the ball, and he gets off of Boomer.

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