This article shares the story of developing tolerance in college basketball. In 1966, UTEP -- then known as Texas Western College -- changed the face of collegiate athletics by starting an all-black lineup for the first time in NCAA championship history. The Miners, led by Hall of Fame Coach Don Haskins, upset the University of Kentucky 72-65 for the national title. The win symbolized a breakthrough for blacks into college sports.
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This was a great movie, based on an amazing true story!
ReplyDeleteThe article is very interesting, it also is telling you how the blacks and whites got together to and played as a team.
ReplyDeleteWOW! that is a great movie and article and i think that "the bear" as they called him is amazing guy for starting a all black team.
ReplyDeleteI think that just because he picked a team of all black that people shouldn't of sent him all of them the death letters. I think that it was a great article and it taught u a lot
ReplyDeleteI think the article about the Miners was very moving as was the movie. The level of determination was amazing. It was an all around great movie and article.
ReplyDeleteThe black intolerance back then sickened me so much that it made me want to cry, but I'm very overwhelmed that some blacks could have a chance at grasping their dreams when back then no blacks at all could.
ReplyDeleteI bet it was fun winning the NCAA tournament.
ReplyDeleteI loved the movie. I think the story behind it was amazing. I also think that Tom Hanskin is one of the best coaches ever.
ReplyDeletethat everybody called him Bear. I don't think that it was right for everyone to send him death letters.
ReplyDeleteI think it was kind and brave of the coach to let the blacks go out in one group.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great article. I think that they shouldn't have sent him those letters but I congratulate him for taking those blacks and getting them of the streets so they don't go to jail.
ReplyDeleteI learned something very interesting about this article. I think if you read this article you will also.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that he did that. It took a lot of courage for him to do that in the South.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is good that America is becoming less segregated and if it has to start with basketball than that's okay. America has come a long way from where it was forty years ago and that coach had to had a lot of confidence.
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