Don Haskins was the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso from 1961 to 1999.
14 Facts About Don Haskins
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Don Haskins's Miners won 14 Western Athletic Conference championships and four WAC tournament titles, had fourteen NCAA tournament berths and made seven trips to the NIT.
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Don Haskins was admitted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 as a basketball coach.
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When Don Haskins arrived in El Paso, he inherited three black players from his coaching predecessor.
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Later asked about his decision to start five African American players, Don Haskins downplayed the significance of his decision.
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Don Haskins was a mentor for several future coaches, including Nolan Richardson and Tim Floyd.
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Don Haskins served as an assistant coach under Hank Iba in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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Don Haskins is portrayed in the film by actor Josh Lucas.
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Don Haskins stated his disappointment at the cutting of the movie scenes of his one-on-one games with his boyhood friend Herman Carr, who is African-American.
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Don Haskins appeared in the movie as an extra by playing a gas station attendant.
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Glory Road was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and was based upon Don Haskins' official same-titled autobiography, written with Dan Wetzel and released by Hyperion Books in 2005.
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Don Haskins was survived by his wife Mary, sons Brent, Steve, and David, and grandsons John Paul, Cameron, and Dominick.
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Don Haskins's son Steve is a professional golfer who began play on the Champions Tour after reaching the age of 50 and won two events on the Nationwide Tour during his regular career years.
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Don Haskins is buried at the Memory Gardens of the Valley in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.