Texas Western College, now UTEP, made history 60 years ago by winning the NCAA basketball championship with five Black ...
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SN 140 moments: No. 138 - Texas Western changes basketball with NCAA title win over Kentucky
There is no Texas Western any longer, and yet there seems to be no risk its achievement will be lost to history.
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Remembering Texas Western’s historic 1966 championship with Willie Worsley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — On March 19, 1966, Texas Western made history. Legendary coach Don Haskins started an all-Black lineup in the NCAA championship game, and the Miners beat top-ranked Kentucky, ...
Decades after it made history by becoming the first NCAA basketball championship team to start five African Americans, Texas Western’s 1966 squad is finally having its moment. On the fiftieth ...
In 1966, Texas Western made history by starting five Black players in the NCAA championship game, challenging norms and paving the way for change in college basketball and civil rights.
El Paso is well represented on the ballots for the 2026 Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class. The Texas Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee met on May 30 to create both the Primary and Veterans Ballot ...
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