Don Haskins
Don Haskins
Donald Lee Haskins, nicknamed "The Bear", was an American collegiate player and basketball coach. He played for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M. He was the head coach at Texas Western Collegefrom 1961 to 1999, including the 1966 season when his team won the NCAA Tournament over the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp...
bled color easy exact lasting left looked mark players regardless treated
That left a lasting mark on me. Here was a person who bled the same color as I did, yet he was treated differently. That's why it was very, very easy for me to treat all of my players the exact same regardless of what they looked like.
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I'm glad they got it done. I'm happy for the players; I'm happy for the fans, even the ones who weren't around at the time.