He had speed and desire, but throughout the wide receiver's first three seasons in Kansas City, he acquired a "bad hands" label.

However, he worked through the problem, and when starting wide receiver Otis Taylor was injured in 1968, Pitts stepped in.

As Dawson ran back to the huddle, Stram told everyone on the sidelines, "Here comes the reverse from Tight I, it could be wide open."

It was one of the biggest plays of the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV win over the Minnesota Vikings, and it set up Jan Stenerud's third field goal of the game.

His grandson, Brandon Bolden, played running back collegiately at Ole Miss and in the NFL for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders.