William H. Pitts Sr. Athlete / Educator / Principal

William H. Pitts Sr.

Athlete / Educator / Principal

William H. Pitts, the distinguished Alexandria principal, was a three-year starter on the Virginia Union University’s football team from 1921 to 1924. He was an outstanding member of Virginia Union’s 1923 National Championship Football Team, and was inducted into the school’s Football Hall of Fame in 1928. He was the principal of the legendary Parker-Gray High School from 1938 to 1965.