He was also part of the Raiders' Super Bowl XVIII winning team, beating the Washington Redskins.

University of Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Michael liked to recruit players from B.C.

[2][3] An African-American, Pruitt was one of the first Black Sooners players to achieve All-American status.

He established himself as Oklahoma's best player during a time when other Southern Universities had not fully desegregated their Football teams.

Shortly before the 1982 season, Pruitt was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders for an 11th round draft pick.