by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 13, 2006 | Opinion
“Glory Road,” the latest movie from mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is “based on the true story of the team that changed everything.” That team is the 1965-66 Texas Western Miners basketball team, which made it to the NCAA finals against the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 11, 2006 | Opinion
The 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship pitted the Kentucky Wildcats against the Texas Western Miners. It stacked Kentucky’s coaching powerhouse, Adolph Rupp, against Texas Western’s upstart, Don Haskins. And it saw five whites from Kentucky take on five...
