Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1967 44 FB 5-11 195 Jr * Brunswick, GA 1968 44 FB 5-11 195 Sr * Brunswick, GA
| John Pittman |
Full Name: John Charles Pittman
Born: April 13, 1946, New Orleans, La.
Died: February 13, 2025, Cochran, Ga.
School: Glynn Academy HS in Brunswick, Georgia
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1967 44 FB 5-11 195 Jr * Brunswick, GA 1968 44 FB 5-11 195 Sr * Brunswick, GA |
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John Charles Pittman Obituary. Posted by Mathis Funeral Home, Cochran, Ga. Retired US Navy LCDR & aviator "Papa" John Charles Pittman died on February 13, 2025. He was two months shy of his 79th birthday. He was the son of James Sylvester Pittman (1922 - 1979) & Ethel Isabel McMahon Gerth Pittman (1922 - 2006). He was also the brother of Phyllis Elaine Pittman Lewis (1949 - 2007). He was "Johnny" to his parents and sister. He'd been living with dementia in a nursing home in middle Georgia since 2019, but before that he lived a full, unique, and exciting life. Papa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 13, 1946, and grew up in Brunswick, Georgia. He graduated from Glynn Academy in 1964 before continuing his education & football career at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He graduated from FSU with a degree in marketing before joining the Navy and achieving the senior officer rank of Lieutenant Commander [AKA "Stallion"] and Flight Instructor with Training Squadron 27 [Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas]. After retiring from the Navy, he continued on professionally as a Private/Corporate Jet Pilot. He was affectionate, cool, articulate, passionate, photogenic, athletic, and had a great sense of humor. He was charismatic, strikingly handsome, well-spoken, driven to succeed, and a talented photographer & writer. His handwriting was as impeccable as his always-pressed uniforms. He loved music: Frank Sinatra, The Doors, Stephen Stills, Beck. He loved "madly", especially his daughters, friends, and animals. He loved women and whiskey - and he loved being a pilot. He is survived by his two daughters Meghan & Hannah. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1967 2 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1968 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Tot 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1967 2 | 2 3 1.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3
1968 8 | 66 277 4.2 0 24 | 8 27 3.4 1 6t | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 304
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Tot 10 | 68 280 4.1 0 24 | 8 27 3.4 1 6t | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 307
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1967 | GP Off Def
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Sep 15 Houston | 1
Oct 14 South Carolina | 1
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Tot | 2 0 0
| Starts
1968 | GP Off Def
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Sep 21 Maryland | 1 FB
Sep 28 Florida | 1 FB
Oct 5 Texas A&M | 1
Oct 19 Memphis State | 1
Oct 26 South Carolina | 1
Nov 2 Virginia Tech | 1
Nov 9 Mississippi State | 1
Nov 29 Houston | 1
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Tot | 8 2 0
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Career Tot | 10 2 0
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1967 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 15 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 14 South Carolina | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1968 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 21 Maryland | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Sep 28 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 5 Texas A&M | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 19 Memphis State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 26 South Carolina | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 2 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 9 Mississippi State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 23 Wake Forest | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1967 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 15 Houston | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2
Oct 14 South Carolina | 1 1 1.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1
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Tot | 2 3 1.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1968 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 21 Maryland | 8 22 2.8 0 6 | 2 10 5.0 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 32
Sep 28 Florida | 4 12 3.0 0 | 2 2 1.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 14
Oct 5 Texas A&M | 7 36 5.1 0 | 1 -1 -1.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 35
Oct 19 Memphis State | 7 21 3.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 21
Oct 26 South Carolina | 4 48 12.0 0 24 | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 53
Nov 2 Virginia Tech | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2
Nov 9 Mississippi State | 18 41 2.3 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 46
Nov 23 Wake Forest | 7 31 4.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 31
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Tot | 56 213 3.8 0 24 | 7 21 3.0 1 5 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 234
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