- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Garland Pinholster [videorecording], 20 August 2014.
- Creator:
- Short, Bob, 1932
Pinholster, Garland F. - Date of Original:
- 2014-08-20
- Subject:
- Basketball
- People:
- Pinholster, Garland F.
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Garland Pinholster reflects on his family and early life growing up in Clyattville, Georgia. He remembers playing basketball in high school, the limited sports amenities of his high school, and attending North Georgia College on a basketball scholarship. Pinholster discusses his role as instructor at the Infantry Guidance center at Fort Benning during the Korean War, becoming a high school coach after his return, accepting a position as director of the Athletic Department at Oglethorpe University, and the challenges associated with that position. Pinholster also talks about his early participation in the Republican Circle R Club, his entry into state politics, his focus on fiscal issues and the economy, and his experience of legislating in a Democratic-majority House of Representatives. Pinholster also recounts his efforts to grow the Republican Party from a minority to a majority, including such things as recruiting of new candidates and encouraging party-switching among conservative Democrats. He discusses the Barry Goldwater presidential campaign and the Paul Coverdell senatorial election as the early seeds for the growth of the Republican Party in Georgia, and expresses his views on political extremism, the Tea Party, and district political reapportionment. Pinholster discusses his political relationships with Zell Miller, Roy Barnes, and Paul Coverdell, and describes the initiatives he implemented while serving on the State School Board and the Georgia State Board of Transportation. He also reflects on his mother’s influence on his life and the development of “gumption” or the “ability to make do.”
Finding aid available in repository.
Garland Pinholster was born in Ray City, Georgia, into a farming family, and grew up Clyattville, Georgia. He studied at North Georgia College before transferring to and earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia. After graduating, Pinholster served at the Fort Benning military training base during the Korean War. Pinholster also coached high school and college-level basketball, served as head athletic director at Oglethorpe University, and coached the United States’ men’s national basketball team during the 1963 Pan American Games. He wrote five books on coaching, including his most successful Encyclopedia of Basketball Drills. Pinholster also ran a successful small business in Atlanta, before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives where he spearheaded the recruitment of new candidates to the Republican Party, contributed to the growth of the party, and served as Chairman of the Republican Caucus. After his retirement from politics, Pinholster served on the State School Board and the Georgia State Board of Transportation.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-154/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 154, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (58.0 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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