Glory road : my story of the 1966 NCAA basketball championship and how one team triumphed against the odds and changed America forever by Haskins, Don

Glory road : my story of the 1966 NCAA basketball championship and how one team triumphed against the odds and changed America forever
by Haskins, Don

(#17973R2)

Paperback Hyperion, 2006
Description: xv, 254 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Dewey: 796.323; Audience: Adult

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Presents the true story of how Don Haskins coached Texas Western College to the 1966 NCAA national championship in basketball by starting five African-American players, breaking the existing rules of race and sports.

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Timed to the release of Jerry Bruckheimer's movie, the moving autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins and his storied team of players, the Texas Western Miners

In 1966, college basketball was almost completely segregated. In the championship game for the NCAA title that year, Don Haskins, coach of the then little-known Texas Western College, did something that had never been done before in the history of college basketball. He started five black players, and in the now legendary game, unseated the nationally top-ranked University of Kentucky. Broadcast on television throughout the country, the Miners victory became the impetus for the desegregation of all college teams in the South during the next few years.

Now, for the first time, Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins tell his story. Beginning as a small-town high school basketball coach, Haskins was known for his tough coaching methods and larger-than-life personality. As a child growing up during the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma, he developed a strong set of values and discipline that he would instill in his players throughout his coaching career. With recollections from his former players, including those of the 1966 team, along with Haskins's own Seven Principles for Success, Glory Road is the inspiring story of a living legend and one of the most respected coaches of all time.

With a foreword by basketball legend Bobby Knight, and coinciding with the release of the film Glory Road, the story of Don Haskins and his championship team is sure to become a classic for sports fans and historians.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Hyperion
  • Publication Date: November 30, 2005
  • Format: Paperback
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Dewey: 796.323
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Tracings: Wetzel, Dan.
  • ISBN-10: 1-40130-791-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-40130-791-2
  • LCCN: 2005-050349
  • Follett Number: 17973R2
  • Catalog Number: 1401307914
  • Audience: Adult