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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Jim
Swiggett
and
Tom
Martin
,
2018
Date
2018-06-28
Creator
Swiggett, Jim:Martin, Tom
Turner, Ann
Contributors
Hedrick, Brittany
Hinshaw, Scott
Subject headings
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
James
R
.
Swiggett
was
born
in
Trinity
,
NC
in
1930
. He
attended
High
Point
College
from
1948-1952
,
where
he
received
his
Bachelor's
degree
. He
taught
physical
education
at
Seagrove
High
School
for
3
years
and
Allen
Jay
High
School
for
11
years
,
before
attending
UNCG
for his
Master's
Degree
,
which
he
received
in
1967
.
During
that
time
,
Mr
.
Swiggett
was
assigned
the
task
of
starting
the
Men's
Basketball
program
at
UNCG
.
Mr
.
Swiggett
remained
at
UNCG
as a
coach
,
professor
, and
academic
advisor
until
his
retirement
in
1989
.
Mr
.
Swiggett
primarily
coached
Men's
Basketball
and
Golf
during
his
time
at
UNCG
.
C
.
Thomas
Martin
was
born
in
Burlington
,
NC
in
1946
. His
family
soon
moved
to
Greensboro
,
close
to the
campus
of
UNCG
,
where
Mr
.
Martin
attended
Curry
School
from
grades
4-12
.
Martin
attended
junior
college
at
Gardner-Webb
before
enrolling
at
UNCG
where
he was a
star
on the
first
men's
basketball
team
.
Martin
was
one
of the
team's
tri-captains
,
averaged
15
points
per
game
, and
still
holds
the
record
for
rebounds
in a
single
game
.
Martin
graduated
from
UNCG
in
1970
with a
degree
in
Political
Science
.
After
UNCG
,
Martin
worked
for
33
years
in the
Planning
Department
of the
City
of
Greensboro
,
rising
through
the
ranks
to
become
Director
of
Planning
. He
retired
in
2003
.
Martin
has
remained
busy
serving
at
UNCG
. He has
volunteered
and
served
in
many
capacities
for
UNCG
including
, but not
limited
to:
Chairman
of the
Spartan
Club
(1992-1996)
,
Tournament
Director
of
1997
and
1998
NCAA's
Women's
Soccer
Championships
(held
at
UNCG)
,
Excellence
Foundation
member
,
UNCG
Hall
of
Fame
Committee
Chairman
, and
University
Planning
Council
member
. In
2002
,
Martin
made
history
again
when
he was
elected
president
of the
UNCG
Alumni
Association
, the
first
male
to
hold
that
post
. That
same
year
,
Martin
was
inducted
into the
UNCG
Athletics
Hall
of
Fame
.
Martin
and his
wife
,
Mary(Class
of
1971)
,
continued
to
show
support
for
current
UNCG
athletes
by
establishing
the
C
.
Thomas
Martin
Athletic
Scholarship
, an
endowment
fund
that
is
awarded
to
women
in the
basketball
program
who
have
demonstrated
a
high
level
of
competition
and
academic
performance
.
Martin
has also been
recognized
as
one
of
UNCG
Athletic's
biggest
fans
with the
Super
Spartan
Award
and
more
recently
, was a
recipient
of the
Alumni
Association's
UNCG/WC
Legacy
Award
(2014)
for
alumni
who
have
made
significant
contributions
that
exemplify
value
,
character
, and
high
integrity
. In this
interview
,
Mr
.
Swiggett
and
Mr
.
Martin
discuss
the
Men's
Basketball
team
at
UNCG
, and
Mr
.
Swiggett's
duties
,
responsibilities
, and
remembrances
of his
career
as
coach
,
teacher
, and
academic
advisor
.
Type
MovingImage
Original format
Interviews
Original publisher
Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
UNCG Institutional Memory Collection
Rights statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Additional rights information
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
Object ID
OH002.171
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
External site
https://youtu.be/DbXqK9XHaNM
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