Glory in Black and White: The Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Champions
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The story of the 1966 NCAA basketball champions. In a time when racial integration was just beginning and black athletes had few choices, the 1966 NCAA Championship game dramatically changed college basketball forever. In the 1960s, civil rights gained momentum, and on March 19, 1966 the NCAA Champi
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Genre
Documentary
Sports
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
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The story of the 1966 NCAA basketball champions. In a time when racial integration was just beginning and black athletes had few choices, the 1966 NCAA Championship game dramatically changed college basketball forever. In the 1960s, civil rights gained momentum, and on March 19, 1966 the NCAA Championship game played at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, featured the Miners of Texas Western (now UTEP), an all black team, versus Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats, am all white team. Texas Western became the first team to win the championship game with five African-American starters. It was Texas Western's head coach Don Haskin's mission to prove to the entire country that "race should play no part in assembling a winning team."
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Sports
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
