Ernie Pitts played both Tight end & Defensive Back for the Blue Bombers from 1957 -69. As a Tight End with the Bombers he caught 337 passes for 5,525 yards & 54 touchdowns. As a defensive back with the Blue Bombers he had 17 interceptions for 215 yards & no touchdowns. He was a CFL Western Conference All Star as a receiver in 1957, 59, & 1960 . He was a Western Conference All Star in 1966 & 68 as a cornerback. As a Blue Bomber he won 4 Grey Cups. Prior to the 1970 season Pitts was traded to the BC Lions. Tragically, on September 24, 1970 while at his home in Denver, Colorado on a break from the Lions, Pitts was shot to death by his estranged wife in a domestic dispute. He was 35.