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Donald Lee Haskins (March 14, 1930 – September 7, 2008), 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 (now Oklahoma State University). He was the head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso from 1961 to 1999 (the school was known as ...
Don Haskins "The Bear" went on to have 17 twenty-plus win seasons with UTEP. He was an assistant coach for the 1972 Summer Olympic Basketball team in Munich. He coached many NBA players and NBA all-stars Nate Archibald, Tim Hardaway, and Antonio Davis. Coach finished his career with a 719 - 353 record and is a double inductee in the Naismith ...
Sep 8, 2008 · Don Haskins, the coach who hastened the full integration of college basketball when he started five black players for Texas Western College against an all-white University of Kentucky team and won ...
Sep 8, 2008 · Don Haskins, the Hall of Fame coach who transformed college basketball when he started five black players on a Texas Western team that defeated an all-white University of Kentucky squad for the ...
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.
Sep 7, 2008 · Donald L. "Don" Haskins. Known as “The Bear” for his robust build and stern manner, Don Haskins always put the best five players on the floor regardless of race, creed, or color. But in 1966, when his all-black starting five Texas Western team won the NCAA national championship against Adolph Rupp’s all-white Kentucky team, Haskins ...
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Sep 8, 2008 · Haskins is survived by wife Mary and son Brent, David and Steve. A fourth son, Mark, died in 1994. Brent Haskins said the family would likely schedule a private funeral and burial before a public ...
