 Pittser was also the head basketball coach at Montclair State from 1934 to 1944, tallying a mark of 123–67, and the head baseball coach at Miami (1925–1931) and Montclair State (1935–1943), amassing a career college baseball record of 129–67–2.Pittser graduated from the University of Illinois in 1924 and received his master's degree from Columbia University in 1931.He was also an all-league fullback and pitcher at Colorado School of Mines.