Calhoun F. GaultCalhoun F. Gault

ContributionsContributions

Born in Bamberg on December 22,1928Born in Bamberg on December 22,1928

Graduated from Greenville High School Graduated from Greenville High School (1944); lettered in football, basketball, (1944); lettered in football, basketball, and baseball and served as Student and baseball and served as Student Body PresidentBody President

Captured three state championships as Captured three state championships as coach at North Augusta High School coach at North Augusta High School

Contributions, continuedContributions, continued Served as head coach and athletic director Served as head coach and athletic director

at Presbyterian College from 1963-1995at Presbyterian College from 1963-1995

Received the Order of the Palmetto in 1984 Received the Order of the Palmetto in 1984 from Governor Dick Rileyfrom Governor Dick Riley

Member of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Member of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, Greenville High School Hall of Fame, Fame, Greenville High School Hall of Fame, and Outstanding Contribution to Amateur and Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award Foundation Hall of FameFootball Award Foundation Hall of Fame

EducationEducation Attended Greenville High School, where Attended Greenville High School, where

he served as Student Body President and he served as Student Body President and played football, basketball, and baseball played football, basketball, and baseball

Presbyterian college, 1944 to 1948; Presbyterian college, 1944 to 1948; lettered in football and baseball and lettered in football and baseball and served as a Second Lieutenant in the served as a Second Lieutenant in the ROTC programROTC program

Masters of Education from the University Masters of Education from the University of South Carolina (1956)of South Carolina (1956)

FamilyFamily

Married Joy Y. Godfrey on June 21, 1949Married Joy Y. Godfrey on June 21, 1949

Three children: Joy Gault Gruber, Three children: Joy Gault Gruber, Emmie Ann Gault McLean, and Calhoun Emmie Ann Gault McLean, and Calhoun F. Gault Jr. (now deceased)F. Gault Jr. (now deceased)

Five grandchildren: Kimberly Gruber, Five grandchildren: Kimberly Gruber, Lynn Gruber, Melissa McLean, Lynn Gruber, Melissa McLean, Elizabeth Ann McLean, and Thomas Elizabeth Ann McLean, and Thomas McLeanMcLean

InterviewInterview1.)What is your best memory from Greenville High School?1.)What is your best memory from Greenville High School? ““The best memories I have of Greenville High School, of The best memories I have of Greenville High School, of

course, are of friends that you make up there and the course, are of friends that you make up there and the wonderful teachers and administrators that we had at wonderful teachers and administrators that we had at school. Of course, the friends that you make, you make for school. Of course, the friends that you make, you make for life. I think that’s one thing about Greenville High School: life. I think that’s one thing about Greenville High School: that you are always a graduate, and you always remember that you are always a graduate, and you always remember the good people up there that you associated with.” the good people up there that you associated with.”

2.)What was your plan or goal at Greenville High School? 2.)What was your plan or goal at Greenville High School? ““My goal, of course, was to finish high school, then go on My goal, of course, was to finish high school, then go on

to college. I think all along I wanted to be a coach. I had to college. I think all along I wanted to be a coach. I had the privilege of being able to coach football, and having the privilege of being able to coach football, and having played under ‘Speedy’ Speers and ‘Slick’ Moore up at played under ‘Speedy’ Speers and ‘Slick’ Moore up at Greenville High School. I think they had a lot to do with Greenville High School. I think they had a lot to do with me wanting to go into coaching.”me wanting to go into coaching.”

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Interview (Continued)Interview (Continued)3.) Who influenced you the most?3.) Who influenced you the most? ““I assure you, there were so many of them, it’s hard to say. I I assure you, there were so many of them, it’s hard to say. I

can say the two coaches, ‘Slick’ Moore and ‘Speedy’ Speers. can say the two coaches, ‘Slick’ Moore and ‘Speedy’ Speers. Of course, M.T. Anderson, I was fortunate to have him as a Of course, M.T. Anderson, I was fortunate to have him as a principal…Mr. Johns. So many teachers, so many folks that principal…Mr. Johns. So many teachers, so many folks that you remember… Mrs. Bell Free. Gosh, those were people you remember… Mrs. Bell Free. Gosh, those were people that made you want to study, made you want to work, and that made you want to study, made you want to work, and that made you proud to be a member of a Greenville High that made you proud to be a member of a Greenville High Red Raider athletic team and academic group.”Red Raider athletic team and academic group.”

4.) What is your greatest accomplishment?4.) What is your greatest accomplishment? ““I think my biggest one was the having the opportunity to I think my biggest one was the having the opportunity to

work with so many young people as a football coach and as work with so many young people as a football coach and as an athletic director at the high school level and at the an athletic director at the high school level and at the college level. I think the greatest accomplishment I had was college level. I think the greatest accomplishment I had was to be able to help folks that you watched as they went along to be able to help folks that you watched as they went along in their careers and be so proud of them. Any in their careers and be so proud of them. Any accomplishment I made is a result of those people that I’ve accomplishment I made is a result of those people that I’ve been associated with.”been associated with.”

Works CitedWorks Cited Cally Gault. Greenville High School Wall of Fame Cally Gault. Greenville High School Wall of Fame

Plaque.Plaque. South Carolina Athletic Hall of FameSouth Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. “Cally Gault.” . “Cally Gault.”

15 May 2008. 15 May 2008. http://scahof.tripod.com/scathletichalloffame/id47.hthttp://scahof.tripod.com/scathletichalloffame/id47.htmlml..

South Carolina General AssemblySouth Carolina General Assembly. 25 March 2003. “A . 25 March 2003. “A Concurrent Resolution.” 15 May 2008. Concurrent Resolution.” 15 May 2008. www.scstatehouse.netwww.scstatehouse.net. .

Milam, Hal. “And a Good Time Was Had by All.” Milam, Hal. “And a Good Time Was Had by All.” Presbyterian College MagazinePresbyterian College Magazine. Winter 2008.. Winter 2008.

North Augusta: South Carolina’s RiverfrontNorth Augusta: South Carolina’s Riverfront. “What’s . “What’s New in North Augusta.” 2 May 2002. New in North Augusta.” 2 May 2002. http://http://www.northaugusta.net/WhatsNew/eventsprayer.htmwww.northaugusta.net/WhatsNew/eventsprayer.htm

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