ESPN Classic will pay tribute to Don Haskins tonight from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. by showing highlights from the 1966 NCAA Championship game between Texas Western and Kentucky.
Monday, September 8, 2008
R.i.P to Don Haskins...
Don Haskins, the coach who hastened the full integration of college basketball when he started five black players for Texas Western College against an all-white University of Kentucky team and won the 1966 national NCAA championship, died Sunday. He was 78.
ESPN Classic will pay tribute to Don Haskins tonight from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. by showing highlights from the 1966 NCAA Championship game between Texas Western and Kentucky.
ESPN Classic will pay tribute to Don Haskins tonight from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. by showing highlights from the 1966 NCAA Championship game between Texas Western and Kentucky.
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3 comments:
is this the team/coach that the movie coach carter?
no... but i do think they made this a movie, not too long ago
hmmm didn't see this on the news any! thanks for this info.
...can u take your word verification off??? thanks.
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