EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Don Haskins, credited with helping break
color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black
starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died
Sunday. He was 78.
Texas-El Paso spokesman Jeff Darby died Sunday afternoon. He had no other details.
Haskins was an old-time coach who believed in hard work and was
known for his gruff demeanor. That attitude was portrayed in the
2006 movie "Glory Road," the Disney film that chronicled Haskins'
improbable rise to national fame in the 1966 championship game
against Kentucky. The movie, which was preceded by a book of the
same title, also sparked renewed interest in Haskins' career.