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	ia.utep.edu/gloryroad > The Team > Coach Don Haskins
		Don Haskins is a living legend in El Paso, a man so larger than life that he’s already authored, with the prodding of sportswriters, two autobiographies.
		Haskins was a good baseball player, but his basketball skills left something to be desired, and he was cut from his seventh and eighth-grade basketball teams.
		What’s got Haskins excited is hearing that Wheaties, the iconic sponsor of “Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy” radio-show favorite of Haskins’ youth, is putting "The Bear" and his ‘66 team on a cereal box to mark the 40th anniversary of the championship.
	ia.utep.edu /Default.aspx?tabid=33838 (702 words)

	Gambit Weekly : All Hype : February 7, 2006
		Haskins' team's march to the 1966 title is now being featured in producer Jerry Bruckheimer's new sports flick Glory Road, which hypes itself as the story of the "team that changed everything." That claim, among many embellished details in the film, is unfortunate and untrue.
		Don Haskins was an excellent coach, and his players were overlooked at least in part because of their color.
		The film submits that Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) moved from coaching high school girls to the national men's collegiate championship in a single season and that he was the first Texas Western coach to recruit and play fl athletes.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2006-02-07/balc_seats.php (843 words)

	PGATOUR.com - Haskins gives insight to father's story
		Don Haskins gave the sports world -- and society in general -- something to ponder when he became the first basketball coach to start five African American players in that national championship game against Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky Wildcats.
		One of Don Haskins good friends when he was a teenager growing up in Enid, Okla., -- a man who remains a friend to this day -- was a young fl man named Herman Carr.
		Don Haskins has been particularly busy lately signing copies of his autobiography, Glory Road, the book on which the movie is based.
	www.golfweb.com /print/story/9204748 (922 words)

	Colorado Kids Movie Reviews - Glory Road
		Haskins also was not much older than the players he was coaching, and had to work very hard to earn their respect.
		It was obvious he respected Don Haskins a lot, one example of which is when I asked him what his favorite scene in the movie was.
		Haskins said it was really accurate, and that's what the makers of the film had been shooting for.
	www.colokids.com /glory.html (1346 words)

	Associated Black Charities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the life of Don Haskins, there are truly remarkable co-incidents, perhaps accidents of fate.
		Haskins, the retired Hall of Fame basketball coach of Texas Western University (now the University of Texas at El Paso or UTEP), was born in 1930, the first year that Adolph Rupp, his opposing coach in the 1966 NCAA basketball championship, began coaching at the University of Kentucky.
		Thus, in their match up at the 19th annual NCAA championship, Haskins was 36 years old, exactly the length of time Rupp had been coaching and successfully establishing himself and Kentucky among the elite in college basketball’s hierarchy.
	www.associatedblackcharities.org /www_awards/2005/bio_haskins.shtml (345 words)

	Don Haskins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In contrast to Haskins, Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp was largely regarded as a supporter of racial segregation, or at least very reluctant to recruit fl players, although this assessment is not completely supported by all evidence, and remains controversial to this day.
		Don Haskins was also an assistant coach for Hank Iba in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
		Although Haskins was never able to duplicate his 1966 success, he is nonetheless regarded as an important figure in basketball history due to his courage in facing the sport's racial issues directly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Don_Haskins (1174 words)

	Don Haskins Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Don Haskins will forever be credited for revolutionizing college basketball when, in 1966, his all-fl Texas Western team (now UTEP) upset the all-white Kentucky team coached by Adolph Rupp for the NCAA championship.
		Haskins had been the head coach at UTEP since 1962 and compiled a 719-353 record.
		A native of Enid, OK, Haskins coached Hall of Famer Nate "Tiny" Archibald at Texas Western (1967-70) along with Tim Hardaway of the Miami Heat (1985-89).
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Haskins.htm (386 words)

	ESPN.com: GEN - Don Haskins
		Don Haskins coached basketball at Texas Western University, now called Texas-El Paso for 38 years, posting 719 wins.
		So it was that on March 19, 1966, during the heat of the Civil Rights movement, Haskins sent the first all-fl starting five onto the court for the NCAA title game.
		Don Haskins, born March 14, 1930, in Enid, Okla., retired at the end of the '98-99 season.
	espn.go.com /gen/s/bhm2001/donhaskins.html (343 words)

	Texas Monthly Ranch: The Final Fourfathers
		Haskins' Texas Western Miners (as UTEP was known then) pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament to date, but that night they won much more than a championship title.
		Haskins and his team won the 1966 national championship, but more importantly they brought college basketball into the modern era.
		Don Haskins did not bring racial integration into basketball, and it would have happened eventually without him, but he is the one who accelerated the pace of it.
	www.texasmonthly.com /ranch/finalfour/index.php (636 words)

	ESPN Classic
		Former Texas Western (UTEP) basketball coach Don Haskins made a special visit to chat as part of Sunday's ESPN Classic's Game of the Week broadcast.
		Haskins will forever be credited for revolutionizing college basketball when, in 1966, his Texas Western team (now UTEP), starting an all-fl lineup, upset the all-white Kentucky team coached by Adolph Rupp for the NCAA championship.
		Don Haskins: I'd like to tell the people that every one of the players, every man, turned out to do great after college.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/chat_wrap_haskins_don.html (1477 words)

	django press page
		Haskins needed little more encouragement than that, forgoing a second year at the university, and moving to New York where he would live for nearly a decade, honing his craft around town, figuring out just what the business was all about, and more importantly, finding out what he wanted to say as a songwriter.
		Of course, Haskins admits that the blueprint was in his head far before the band came to fruition, but that it only truly surfaced after he moved away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
		Haskins [took] advantage of a chance to live in China for a year and teach English...It was a circumstance that Haskins decided to embrace as a learning experience.
	www.djangohaskins.com /press.html (7776 words)

	The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK - Don Haskins Basketball Courts dedication turns into reunion for scrappy players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Haskins was in Enid for the dedication of the Don Haskins Basketball Courts at 4th and Cherokee, near St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
		Don Haskins Day was put together by a group of supporters in Enid who pushed the basketball court project.
		After the program, Haskins said the biggest sense of accomplishment for him was not that he won a national championship with the first all-fl starting lineup, or even that a small college beat a larger powerhouse to win it.
	www.enidnews.com /localnews/local_story_287014524.html (1320 words)

	Review: 'Glory Road' - Boston.com
		As Haskins, Josh Lucas tones down the traditional tough-love routine to a believable level, and Derek Luke is totally compelling as showboating star guard Bobby Joe Hill.
		Haskins came to Texas Western (now the University of Texas-El Paso) after coaching high school girls and was asked to live in the dorms with his wife (Emily Deschanel) and three kids.
		Realizing that the basketball program would have to expand its recruiting circle to win, Haskins sent his very white assistants to the playgrounds of Detroit and New York, where they were naturally met with skepticism, followed by uneasy commitments to play.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/01/13/review_glory_road (692 words)

	ESPN.com - NCB - Don Haskins honored in his hometown in Oklahoma
		Haskins also was reunited with childhood friend Herman Carr, who attended Booker T. Washington High School during the days of segregation, and worked with Haskins at a local feed store.
		Haskins recalled the two played basketball every day after work until dark and said he was happy to be reunited with his old friend.
		Haskins said his relationship with Carr was a contributing factor to his embracing fl players as a coach.
	sports.espn.go.com /ncb/news/story?id=2190658 (487 words)

	Ex-Miners coach Don Haskins wasn't playing the hero during a racially charged 1966 championship, but Hollywood doesn't ...
		Haskins prefers to avoid the spotlight and live a quiet life, but he has stepped out of the shadows of retirement to promote the movie "Glory Road" based on his Miners' 1966 run to the NCAA title.
		Yet Don Haskins has spent the past month well outside of his comfort zone to promote the Disney film "Glory Road," which opens nationally Friday and chronicles the Miners' 1966 groundbreaking national championship.
		Haskins' uniform on the sidelines throughout his career was a white dress shirt and fl clip-on tie.
	www.abqtrib.com /albq/sports/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19879_4382982,00.html (1841 words)

	Glory Road
		Haskins is hard on his players but explains to them it's because he sees the potential in them and, after they make it through his rigorous preseason practices, praises them for being talented and disciplined, and for caring about each other.
		Haskins' wife admits to her husband that her initial judgments of his decisions were wrong.
		And not necessarily because it was, as the movie claims, "the greatest upset in NCAA history." Truth be told, Don Haskins' team was 27-1 by the time it faced off with the Kentucky Wildcats (who had the same record).
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002492.cfm (1446 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Columnist Ron Kantowski: Why 'Glory Road' rules, and how Don Haskins is rightly portrayed as a pioneer
		In the inspiring movie, there's a scene the night before the game where Haskins, wonderfully portrayed by Josh Lucas, says he has had enough of the prejudice and inequality and announces to his team that he is going to start five fl players against Kentucky.
		But in reality, as Haskins has said time and again, the biggest reason he did that was to give Texas Western the best chance to win against a small and quick Kentucky team, whose biggest player was 6-foot-5.
		Haskins, who retired from UTEP in 1999 with 719 victories, never looked at it in those terms.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/sports/2006/jan/09/519936145.html (961 words)

	.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. Archives
		Haskins is the “other” Texan being celebrated this week for his role in bringing a national championship to Texas.
		Haskins insists he was simply starting his five best players, and for years has downplayed the significance of the game.
		Haskins has trouble walking because of complications from diabetes and is battling a nasty cold, but is clearly enjoying his time in the spotlight.
	www.gazettetimes.com /articles/2006/01/18/sports/colleges/col1.txt (665 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Join Don Haskins and Steve Kaplowitz for the Don Haskins Show LIVE from Fuddrucker's West, every other Tuesday for 2 hours of conversation with the Bear!
		The Don Haskins Show features a call-in format with guests including current and former college basketball coaches, sports broadcasters, and other prominent sports personalities.
		With the success of Glory Road as a major motion picture and a top selling paperback, “The Don Haskins Show” is a great opportunity to join The Bear for his spin on the world of sports.
	www.krod.com /donhaskins.asp (492 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| LIFE & TIMES > The ball is in his court
		A recent No. 1 box-office hit in the United States, Glory Road is based on the inspiring true story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team, whose drive to win superseded some of the most bruising and difficult challenges during a point in US history of massive cultural and philosophical turmoil.
		“Haskins was addicted to basketball, so I knew if I was going to play him successfully, I had to start sharing that philosophy,” the actor says of his approach.
		Don Haskins is a figure of mythic status, not just in America but around the world, and I feel really proud and honored to have had this chance to play him.”
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/mar/22/yehey/life/20060322lif5.html (553 words)

	Texas Monthly Ranch: The Final Fourfathers
		Mullins also says that Haskins' personality off the hardwood is much different than it is when he is coaching.
		Haskins is a true throwback to an era when hard work and loyalty were the most important elements of a successful coach.
		A tribute to this fame, and what Haskins describes as the biggest honor of his coaching career, occurred in September of 1997 when the Special Events Center, where UTEP plays its home basketball games, was renamed the Don Haskins Center.
	www.texasmonthly.com /ranch/finalfour/haskins.2.php (658 words)

	Ray Sanchez
		Haskins: The Bear Facts (An autobiography of legendary UTEP basketball coach Don Haskins.
		The story of Haskins and his history-making 1966 NCAA basketball championship team has been made into a movie, "Glory Road," which will be released to the general public by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer on Jan. 13, 2006.
		COACH Don Haskins got applause and laughs when he appeared in the movie in El Paso theaters and even got some out of town … Anita reports she heard a couple of chuckles when his scene showed up in Las Vegas...
	www.raysanchezbooks.com (2101 words)

	The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK - Don Haskins is coming to town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Don Haskins is not only a great athlete and a good coach, he is a wonderful guy.
		Haskins, I knew your brother, Jerry Haskins while he was alive and living at Derwood Estates in Rogers Arkansas.
		Don Haskins, his players, coaches should be so proud of their accomplishments during those trying times of the '60s.
	www.enidnews.com /localnews/local_story_268012823 (1870 words)

	UTEP - Venues \| Don Haskins Center
		The Don Haskins Center is also used for UTEP commencements, EPCC graduations and area high school graduation ceremonies.
		The Don Haskins Center is on the left side of Glory Road with a parking lot on your right.
		It is located on the North East section of the concourse across from Section D. The UTEP Don Haskins Center prohibits smoking in all seating areas and aisleways.
	www.utep.edu /venues/don_haskins.html (584 words)

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