Career
A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1966 to 1970, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record.
He died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.
