Monday, September 08, 2008

The Passing of Don Haskins


Coach Don Haskins died on 9/7/2008 in El Paso Texas of congestive heart failure. He was 78. He is known for becoming the first coach in 1966, to start five African-American players in an NCAA tournament championship game while coaching Texas Western, now Texas-El Paso.



Coach,

Thanks for giving a brother a chance. That's all we really want. An Opportunity.


Citizen Ojo,

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