Don Haskins
Don Haskins
Donald Lee Haskins, nicknamed "The Bear", was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M. He was the head coach at Texas Western College from 1961 to 1999. His greatest triumph occurred in 1966, when his team won the NCAA Tournament over the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp. The watershed game initiated the end of racial segregation in college basketball.
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Male
Date of Birth
March 14th, 1930
Age
96
Birth Place
United States of America, Oklahoma
Date of Death
September 7th, 2008
Died Aged
78
Star Sign
Pisces
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