Rupp and Haskins fit those roles perfectly. Three were from New York; two from El Paso; and two from Gary, Indiana. Texas Western roared away to a 30-point halftime lead and cruised to a 93-56 victory over Loyola of New Orleans Wednesday night, Dec. 29, 1965, in the opening round of the Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament. "It was quite clear after March 1966 that Southern basketball teams would 1966: Miners beat Utah, to play Kentucky in Finals. Browse 69 texas western 1966 photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Later in his career, he signed 7-foot-2 Black center Tom Payne. And so in that historic game that Lattinand his fellow players really didn't know was historic "we passed the ball a lot and we would shoot a lot. It was one of those Southern states that had through the years enforced widespread segregation. He is talking about a team of aggressive, good players. '", "The Miners, who don't worry much about defense but try to pour the ball After Texas Western beat Utah in the first semifinal, Lattin rushed out to watch Kentucky-Duke. The Miners got off to a slow start and actually trailed 11-8 six minutes into the game. 1952 - Student pranksters "borrow" a live alligator from San Jacinto Plaza. Riley has one regret about that game, and it's not the loss. The Texas Western Miners did make history, with an all-black starting five winning the national title in 1966. As basketball lore has told a thousand times since, Texas Western did beat Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats in the 1966 NCAA championship. The other Nevada edged Creighton 97-96 in double overtime in the other semifinal game. 1965: Miners beat Fresno State 75-73 in game 5. The closer Texas Western (see cover) came . "It was like they were sitting theredazed," said Lattin, who, with Willie Worsley, arethe only two starting playersstill alive. Texas Western appeared to be dead in the water with 14 minutes to play Saturday night, Feb. 12, 1966, trailing New Mexico by 20 points. Texas Western made 17 of 25 second-half shots to race away from West Texas State Thursday night, Feb. 24, 1966, in front of a sellout crowd of 3,700 in Canyon, Texas. Throughout the season, the Texas Western players faced racial discrimination and bullying. The Miners, ranked fourth in the nation, improved to 18-0 with the win. "Kentucky was a worn, haggard ball club when it faced Texas Westernbut that was no alibi, for Texas Western had come through a hard season, too. Nevil Shed had 16 points, 12 rebounds. The team won the national championship in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to do so. Long before he became a shoe marketer who landed black basketball players million-dollar endorsement deals, Sonny Vaccaro listened to Texas Western-Kentucky on the radio from Pittsburgh. 1965: Miners, Hawkeyes take first-round tourney wins. Rupp crossed paths at a sports banquet in Ohio, the younger coach nearly Haskins says I was simply playing the best players I had. Coach Haskins didn't think that made any sense. Follow and read more from Jon Solomon on Facebook and Twitter. Coach Rupp was infamous for not allowing black men to play on his Kentucky team. But the Miners outscored the Wildcats 14-5 in the five minute overtime period. The 1966 Texas Western basketball team now the University of Texas at El. David Lattin and Nevil Shed had 14 points each. Texas Western ripped Nevada 86-49 Wednesday night, Dec. 22, to easily win the Mississippi Valley Cage Classic in Rockland, Ill. As a matter of fact, when Haskins was unloading the moving truck into his El Paso home after taking the job, one of the teams players that he inherited,Nolan Richardson, who would go on to become a legendary national championship-winning coach at the University of Arkansas in the 1990s, showed up to welcome and help him get situated. He and his all-white Kentucky program were not only the epitome of college I wish at that time we could haveall just embraced each other.'". Hill faked right, went left and took the inbounds pass. For several years Kentucky president John W. In this March 19, 1966, file photo, Texas Western basketball coach Don Haskins, second from left, and players celebrate after winning the NCAA basketball championship in College Park, Md.. Hill made a free throw and Cincinnati scored twice, giving the Miners a 77-76 lead. The Miners finished their season at 28-1 after dumping Kentucky 72-65 Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 14,253 fans in Cold Field House in College Park, Md. He was just coaching the only way he knew how. Bobby Joe Hill, the Miner point guard, picked up three fouls early and had to sit for 13 minutes in the first half. He did his best to always reiterate that skin color was never an issue when he put his Miners on the floor with the highly favored Wildcats. Hopelessly outclassed (by Rupp's pristine Kentucky program)." The meeting was swift and to the point. 1966: TWC squeaks by CSU, 68-66, for 16th straight. Texas Western held on to outlast UTAH 85-78 Friday night in the NCAA semifinals in front of 14,253 fans in Cole Field House in College Park, Md. and Louie Dampier, were small, quick and athletic. Flournoy led the Miners with 17 rebounds while Lattin added nine boards. three came within a semester of their degrees and have not suffered because Until that moment, at the height of the civil-rights era, no major-college So are the sometimes embellishing his excuses with hints that Texas Western somehow had David Lattin added 11 points and Bobby Joe Hill had 10. Haskins contends he doesn't recall the incident, but Ray spoke of their Watch the 1966 NCAA Championship game now and you'll He said it was probably the worst day of his life when he lost that game, but he felt the right team won because it did so much for others. That move by a bearish white man didn't come without controversy. Coach Haskins did say he had some threatening mail and phone calls. court, he confronted his two guards about the steals," recalled Eddie Arizona State led 30-29 at the half but Texas Western went on a run to open the second half and led by eight points with 15 minutes to play. one shocked coach asked Haskins afterward. On March 19, 1966, fans packed Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, to watch the matchup between Kentucky and Texas Western. Elusive point guard Bobby Joe Hill led the Miners with 16 points, including four buckets on quick drives down the middle for layups. And, like all of coach probably never crossed Don's mind," said his assistant, Moe Iba. There wereno racial slurs from Kentucky players. The state recently launched plans to tap into a new Biden administration immigration program to bring Ukrainians fleeing the war to work in the local oil industry. I wasnt out to be a pioneer when we played Kentucky, Texas Western coach Don Haskins told the Los Angeles Times years later. But even as the jubilant Miners celebrated a new set of myths was emerging. "and Confederate flag as the Wildcats' five white players line up for the opening Decades before he became Marylands basketball coach, Gary Williams snuck into the Texas Western-Kentucky game as a Terrapins player thanks to a friendly security guard who worked at Cole Field House. They were basketball players, who were still pretty single-minded, focused on basketball. Worsleywas a 5-6 basketball phenom, an only child raised by a single mother who cleaned the floors and bathrooms of white people's houses and workeda second job at a Chinese restaurant. Haskins coached until 1999, never reaching another Final Four. Texas Western and Kentucky are the only two unbeaten teams remaining in the nation. "That's how coach Haskinsfound out Black guys could really play.". Back then, there were very few games on TV. Rupp's lingering bitterness helped paint the Miners as urban street thugs, The Miners shot 50.8 percent from the field and held the Aggies to just 34.1 percent. His only defeat in an NCAA title game haunted Rupp. contest, in fact, that its starting time was 10 p.m., it wasn't carried by a have played five kids from Mars if they were his best five players.". who played for Haskins at Texas Western. But that wasnt the same thing as President (Lyndon) Johnson), Cager said. She took his hand and walked him through the airport. 1965: TWC takes second win of young season. But Texas Western was faster, could pull down rebounds and steal a pass before Kentucky realized what was happening. "No longer couldthe excuse be used that Blacks were not smart enough, were undisciplined, could not work under pressure,could not follow directions and were not equipped to function on our own," Flournoy, a Texas Western starting five from Gary, Ind., wrotein his biography for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Texas Western improved to 15-0 and brought the crowd to its feet over and over with the big win over rival NMSU. Florida State started five On the plane, she sat next to him and gave him bubblegum so his ears wouldn'tpop. Walt Wesley, the 6-foot-11 Kansas center, scored first in overtime but the Miners' David Lattin scored off a rebound with 3:02 to play, tying the game at 71-71. But examine the grainy film more closely. Your email address will not be published. number of blacks on college teams jumped from 2.9 to 5.7. Riley worked his way into the Texas Western locker room on his own and remembers seeing pure joy,as USA Today details. "I had it pretty good," he said. "I . Texas Westerns players came from all over the country to El Paso, Texas. The score was tied at 72-72 with two minutes to play. Haskins, who died in 2008, said he wasnt trying to make a social statement but simply starting his best players. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Miners were playing and winning their third road game in four outings on this Saturday night in south Texas. 1965: Texas Western shocks Iowa in Sun Meet final. There's not much drama, very little passion, and, in "Hell no. It was the first time a starting five of all-Black players had won the title. "What the hell is in El Paso?" I feel embarrassed by it., Lattin said Cager has talked about writing a controversial book for 25 years. American sports championship would be contested by one team that was Otherwise, games It led to the integration of college sports. She heldhis hand during the flight. "You meet the same people going up you meet on the way back down," she told him. "If you get too high, it's a long fall down. Jerry Armstrong came off the bench to defend and slow Jerry Chambers and help the Miners reach Saturday night's championship game against No. Still, Worsley said, his motherworried about him going to play college basketball in Texas. The Miners led the Buffaloes just 30-27 at the half but ran away for a 78-64 victory, improving their record to 21-0 for the season. Shed had 11 and Harry Flournoy had 10 points, 10 rebounds. 1965: Miners take opening game, beat ENMU. It was a day that would become known as "Bloody Sunday" as white troopers assaulted the Black marchers, beating them with nightsticks, firing tear gas. Oh, it felt like yesterday, man, Cager said about returning to Cole Field House. I knew it as the championship game. He loved us.". Throughout the season, the Texas Western players faced racial discrimination and bullying. They would never trail again. had not earned degrees. When pressed to provide examples of why he thinks Haskins was prejudiced, Cager laughed and replied, Youll have to see my book. Cager said he is releasing a book in a couple weeks. Its idiotic. He was on the Duke freshman team, Lattin said. Texas Western won 72-65 in the title game. The NCAA title game had yet to morph into March Madness when Kentucky and Harry Flournoy had a huge game with 14 points, 14 rebounds. violent game. Bobby Joe Hill led the Miners offensively with 19 points. JoJo White rushed down the floor and heaved one up from the left side as time ran out. Texas Western made only 34.2 percent of its shots but the Miner defense held West Texas to just 29.1 percent from the field, limiting the Buffaloes to just 50 points for the game. The color of the players' skin wasn't even mentioned in newspaper articles that followed. They hadjust finished their pregame meal and Texas Western coach Don Haskins had corneredhis big center David Lattin with a demand. He didnt treat African-American guys differently than white guys.. Texas Westerns coach Don Haskins, who recruited black players, made sure it didnt happen. Neither team would score again. It had been a goal of the National Association forthe Advancement of Colored People for decades. A crowd of 7,800, featuring many Miner fans, watched the game in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Still, Haskins took it a step further than schools in the south were doing and heplayed his Black players. [1] The Miners only lost one game, a road loss to Seattle by two points. The players on Haskins' team seven Black and five white that 1965-66 season were equally chastised by the coach. Required fields are marked *. But it was not enough for the Jayhawks. Texas Western, ranked second in the nation, fell Saturday evening. Texas Western Upsets Kentucky for N.C.A.A. On March 19, 1966, the Miners defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (72-65) at Cole Field House on the campus of Maryland University in College Park, MD. The further we got away from the game, the more it was talked about.. As Texas Western, the Miners won the 1966 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Writing a decade later in his book, "Sports in America", James Michener Blacks now were recruited as reserves as well as starters. "I had been listening to all this damn crap out of him," said Haskins. Willie Worsley had 12 points, Orsten Artis had 11, Harry Flournoy had 10 points, David Lattin had nine before fouling out and Jerry Armstrong also had nine points. I hate to hear him saying that. "I call it a watershed moment in college athletics. The Wildcats, whose only previous loss the sportswriters on press row. In the years immediately after Texas Western's title, the integration of Oklahoma City opened with a flurry but Texas Western finished with a flurry. At the games end, Rupp was defeated and humiliated by the loss, reports the Washington Post. Sign up to receive The Shadow League Newsletter in your inbox. the basketball but sign it. Whether Texas Western-Kentucky deserved this much significance in social history is debatable. Heading into the 1966 NCAA semifinals -- this was before the corporate and catchy Final Four -- the prevailing opinion was that the second semifinal between Kentucky and Duke would decide the national champion. So who are these guys and where are they coming from and whats the reason they keep winning?. In Glory Road, the 2006 Disney movie about Texas Western, Miners coach Don Haskins tells his team the day before the championship that he will play only blacks the next night to make a social statement. I am so angry. quasi-professionals imported from Northern cities to win Haskins a every Southern conference, even the SEC, had integrated basketball teams. "No one will remember him without remembering us," said Texas Western's Five minutes into the game, the Miners led 17-4. of American sports. Miner coach Don Haskins substituted liberally and used 10 players in the game. I was completely and totally shocked, Lattin said. After the game, he refused to congratulate or shake hands with the players. That game has been sold out for weeks. Bobby Joe Hill and Harry Flournoy added 12 points each, and Flournoy led the Miners with 14 rebounds. Johnson was having a lot of problems with segregation and all that kind of stuff., Said Lattin: No one ever said why we didnt go, and I guess it was just read between the lines and thats the way it was. Joseph Ray tried to move Haskins in the opposite direction. 2 transfer Max Abmas commits to Texas. snapped. Haskins has been credited for being a white coach who didn't see color, for coming to Texas Western and aggressively recruiting Black players. He took a moment to reflect on its impact on college sports. In College Park, Maryland on March 19, 1966, underdog Texas Western College defeats Kentucky, 72-65, in the NCAA men's college basketball finalthe first NCAA title for an all-Black starting. The Miners nursed the lead, pulling ahead to stay when Hill converted More than 40 years later, we remember - and cherish - the game that changed basketball forever. 1965: Miners outlast Weber for fourth win in row. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The Miners outrebounded West Texas 49-26. TWC outrebounded Iowa 49-36. The "borrowed" alligator is then placed in Professor Quinn's Geology office. Iowa, ranked No. The Broncos did not pick up their last two points until making a pair of free throws with one second remaining in the game. Sophomore Willie Cager led the Miners with 16 points, scoring 12 of those in the second half. I was very disappointed we didnt go to the White House or Ed Sullivan. David Lattin and Willie Worsley made free throws and Hill made a driving layup. Bobby Joe Hill led the Miners with 18 points. Black athletes, prevailing wisdom of a bitch is ordering me to get some niggers in here. Arizona led four times, each time by one point. Harry Flournoy had 19 rebounds, Shed had 12 and David Lattin had 10. 1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, an all-white team. 1966: TWC nips Pan American, stays unbeaten. Athletes who had In 1955, Texas Western was the first state college in Texas to integrate its undergraduate classes. just 38 percent. "The fact that he was doing something historic by playing five blacks, that Just about treating people kindly. TWC then went on an 11-0 run to take a 56-55 lead with four minutes to play. Game Writeup - by Gordon S. White, Jr.,New York Times. In College Park, Maryland onMarch 19, 1966,underdog Texas Western College defeats Kentucky, 72-65, in the NCAA mens college basketball finalthefirst NCAA title for an all-Black starting five. On February 6, 2016, the now University Of Texas El Paso Miners held a reunion for the 1966 players at the Don Haskins Center. Julia Worsley barked at her son when he told her Haskins wanted him to play at Texas Western. All-white leagues like the Atlantic Coast Conference, Southwestern Conference, and Southeastern Conference became integrated within the next two years. Coach Haskins, I loved him very much. Dave Lattin played center, and his grandson plays Saturday for Oklahoma. The 1966 Texas Western roster included seven African-Americans, four whites and one Hispanic player: Bobby Joe Hill, David Lattin, Orsten Artis, Nevil Shed, Harry Flournoy, Willie Worsley, Willie Cager, Louis Baudoin, Jerry Armstrong, David Palacio, Dick Myers and Togo Railey. Oswald, realizing changing times and the school's border-state geography Until 1836, Texas had been part of Mexico, but in that year a group of settlers from the United States who lived in Mexican Texas declared independence. Nevil Shed finished with 13 points while Harry Flournoy scored 12. "The players were just out there, doing what we were doing. would dissolve into chaos. Few teams were recruiting black players, so it was unheard of to field an all-black team. Until that moment, at the height of the civil-rights era, no major-college team had ever started five blacks in an NCAA championship game. By Devon POV Mason | Published on: February 22, 2021 Comments (0) The 1965-66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western College, now known as the University of Texas. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Texas Western led 32-27 at the half and held on to a 60-59 lead with 1:56 to play. Their Nevil Shed led the Miners on the boards with 14 and Harry Flournoy added 12 rebounds. That was exciting for him to do that, Armstrong said. We took them out of that rhythm and they couldn'tadjust to the way we were playing them," he said. The Miners never trailed and led this game 45-21 at the half on their way to setting up a meeting with Nevada in Wednesday night's championship game. He treated us all poor. I want to talk to them. David Lattin had nine points, four rebounds before fouling out with still 9:33 left to play in the game. Texas Western overcame a slow start and a cold shooting night from the floor to edge Fresno State College, 75-73. The Miners improved to 14-0 with the win and joined Kentucky as the only two undefeated teams in the nation. It was as if history demanded that for change finally to occur, a great hero been directed to small black schools now were being lured to major state Winning was. Between 1966 and 1985, the average Get their watches. Harry Flournoy had 18 rebounds and Nevil Shed had 10. Cager scored in the lane, was fouled and made the free throw to put the Miners up 74-70 in overtime. On this date in 1966, Texas Western (now called UTEP) becomes the first team to start 5 African-Americans in the NCAA Tournament title game, beating a Kentucky team (72-65) that included Pat Riley. Claiborne, who was Dukes first black basketball player and became a business professor at Texas Southern. The Miners only lost one game, a two-point defeat against Seattle on the road. do?". The game was played during an era of racial unrest and as the civil rights movement was gaining power. The movie erroneously paints a picture of a team of new recruits that takes a while to gel during that 1966 season. Texas Western remained undefeated by dispatching Colorado State 72-55 Saturday night, Feb. 26, 1966, in the final home game of the season. Bobby Joe Hill scored 20 points and Nevil Shed had 16 in the first half alone as the Miners took a commanding 55-30 lead at the intermission. quickly. In 2006, the movie Glory Road, depicting the significance of this game, was released. The historic feat of Texas Western's win, five Black players and a white coach,and its tie toracial equity didn't immediately reverberatethroughout the country. Even during the game when competition was heated, the trash talk never went there. By then, even deep-South SEC schools like Auburn and Seattle standout Tom Workman hit a jumper from the top of the circle to give his team the 74-72 lead with just over a minute to play. Orsten Artis, 6-foot-1 senior guard, had his best night for the Miners this season, scoring 21 points to take the high scoring honors for the game. We wanted to carry that trophy out of there," he said. ". section: | slug: significance-of-texas-westerns-1966-ncaa-title-not-realized-at-first | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | Changing the day will navigate the page to that given day in history. TWC led just 29-22 at the half but shot 60 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes and outscored Nevada 57-27 in front of 3,600 fans. The lead in Saturday's game changed hands 20 times as the two teams went back and forth. and an Hispanic, none of whom played that night -- four graduated. Texas Western led 42-32 at the half and held the Lions to just 19 points in the final half, improving to 2-0 on the season. The Miners improved to 26-1 on the season with the win over Kansas while the Jayhawks ended their season at 23-4. It had been a year since the voting rights marches from Selma to. It was the first. Otherwise, Miners players said there was no racial tension. A lot of stuff happened that wasnt supposed to happen, even with Don Haskins. in 1977, the old coach lamented to visitors about the loss. You were led to believe that Don Haskins played by Gig Harbor High School grad Josh Lucas coached Texas Western to the NCAA title a year removed from. Bobby Joe Hill and David Lattin each had 18 points and Willie Cager added 10. 72-65 victory that night over No.1 Kentucky, coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp, stunned college basketball and upset conventional wisdom. The duel was breath taking Texas Western 69, Kansas 69 at the end of regulation; TWC 71, Kansas 71 at the end of the first overtime. On Saturday night, Dec. 18, 1965, the same two teams met again in Memorial Gym in front of 4,601 fans and a Miner team with Hill proved to be a very different team. Texas Western's (UTEP's) winning the basketball national championship helped promote the desegregation of athletics in the Southeastern Conference which had its first black basketball player in 1967.[7]. The Miners roasted South Dakota 88-42 in the first game and then toasted Nevada 86-49 for the two commanding victories. all black. I got mail from Blacks, saying that I was exploiting Black kids,Haskins said. Cager later made two free throws to give Texas Western a 76-72 lead. Coach Don Haskins, second from left, and Texas Western players celebrate after winning the 1966 NCAA basketball . Nevil Shed led Texas Western with 23 points. No problem. The 1965-66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western College, now known as the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). Who did the Texas Western Miners lose to Seattle or Tulsa? This is where history and Hollywood converge, and new truths become part of the story. Nevil Shed intercepted an in-bounds pass and dropped in a lay-up and the two teams went into overtime, knotted at 58-58. 1965: Miners take second win over Fresno State. Miami (Ohio) WBB coach resigns after investigation, Texas joins Top 25 And 1 after landing Abmas, Five-star prospect Ron Holland decommits from Texas, Ranking college basketball's top 40 transfers of 2023, No. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | Technical and creative licensing issues aside, the movie is important because it exposes the story of the team that endured racism and changed the face of college basketball to a wider audience, paying homage to an accomplishment that would radically alter the face of NCAA hoops. In 1966, Texas Western became the first team with an all-black starting five to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament. David Lattin was a lot bigger than anybody, and the guards for Texas Western were really good. Willie Cager scored in the second overtime to put the Miners up 73-71 and Nevil Shed made two free throws to push the Miners to a 75-71 lead. All rights reserved. Afterward, he realized he hadnt shaken hands with his worthy opponents. The squad also had four Anglo-Americans (Jerry Armstrong, Louis Baudoin, Dick Meyers, and Togo Railey and one Mexican-American Dave Palacio). Dan Koeck for The New York Times . According to Lattin, Haskins heard that Cager was ill many years ago and persuaded a friend to operate on Cager for free. But does the film ("Glory Road" is being released by Disney, the parent company of . Maryland's Cole Field House. Texas Western held off a stiff challenge from Pan American Saturday night, Feb. 19, 1966, taking a 65-61 win in front of 1,400 fans in Edinburg, Texas. It should have been done a long time ago as far as the commitments to all the blacks being successful. had come to Tennessee (on the same day Seattle beat Texas Western), shot We werent ranked before the season started. All rights reserved. Rupp, who retired in 1972 with a 876-190 record, won four national championships and one NIT title. The third-ranked Miners received word this week they were given an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. 2023 www.elpasotimes.com. team had ever started five blacks in an NCAA championship game. Williams wanted to see the mystique of Kentucky firsthand and he was curious about the Miners since virtually no one outside of El Paso, Texas, had seen them play. The Miners dominated the overtime period and escaped with the win. a 16-11 advantage. And yet, that game did more to bring a country together than those young players knew at the time. pic.twitter.com/CjYykMS62n, After Texas Western secured the win, white Kentucky fans, who had been waving Confederate flags, sat speechless. He was a tough guy, but were all tough. That shouldnt be significant one way or the other, except that many people make it noteworthy with snickers about the ethnic makeup of the team.. Then he walked out of my room.". The Miners again used their lockdown defense and rebounded with a fury, outrebounding Nevada 59-25. 1966: Texas Western Miners win 22nd, down Rams. A pool-shooting hustler from Enid, Okla., Haskins was a pragmatist on Worsley. "Even coach.". Quickly following Texan independence, the United States admitted Texas into the republic as a slave state. Lattin isn'ttalking about a team of white Kentucky players. The Miners roster consisted of seven African-Americans. The win accelerated the advancement of Black athletes in the South as well. 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