Career
He graduated from the University of Illinois with an Artium Baccalaureatus (Bachelor of Arts) Degree in science. After coaching the Illini, Pinckney moved to Dundee, Illinois and taught manual training to high school students from 1910-1912. After leaving Dundee, Pinckney joined the Illinois militia as a sergeant in with the 314 motor supply train in the American Expeditionary Forces serving in France.