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Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted in 1997. College Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2006. Donald Lee Haskins (March 14, 1930 – September 7, 2008), nicknamed " The Bear ", was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University).
Don Haskins, one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. He was 78. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons – Brent, David and Steve; and three grandsons.
Don Haskins "The Bear" went on to have 17 twenty-plus win seasons with UTEP. He was an assistant coach for the 1972 Summer Olympic Basketball team in Munich. He coached many NBA players and NBA all-stars Nate Archibald , Tim Hardaway , and Antonio Davis .
Sep 8, 2008 · Don Haskins, the Hall of Fame coach who transformed college basketball when he started five black players on a Texas Western team that defeated an all-white University of Kentucky squad...
Sep 8, 2008 · Don Haskins, the coach who hastened the full integration of college basketball when he started five black players for Texas Western College against an all-white University of Kentucky team and...
Sep 7, 2008 · Known as “The Bear” for his robust build and stern manner, Don Haskins always put the best five players on the floor regardless of race, creed, or color. But in 1966, when his all-black starting five Texas Western team won the NCAA national championship against Adolph Rupp’s all-white Kentucky team, Haskins changed college basketball forever.
Led by Don Haskins, a gruff, straight-talking coach known as "The Bear," the Miners lit up the 1965-66 regular season with a 23-1 record. A tight-knit group of blacks, whites and one Hispanic, the team finished the season ranked third in the final AP college basketball poll.
