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Glory Road Coach Haskins Dead at 78

Beloved icon broke race barriers in college ball

By Jess Kilby,  Newser User

Posted Sep 8, 2008 2:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – Don Haskins, the beloved coach famous for smashing racial barriers in college basketball during the 1960s, died yesterday at age 78, reports the El Paso Times. Haskins, one of the winningest coaches in the history of collegiate basketball, is best known for his groundbreaking decision...   Read full story »

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