Texas Western defeats Kentucky in barrier‑breaking NCAA final
Nov 16, 2009 · In College Park, Maryland on March 19, 1966, underdog Texas Western College defeats Kentucky, 72-65, in the NCAA men’s college basketball final—the first NCAA title for an all-Black...
1966 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
Kentucky committed nearly twice as many fouls (23) as Texas Western, who had 12 fouls called against them. Two Kentucky players – Conley and Thad Jaracz – fouled out of the game, while two others ended the contest with four fouls.
Texas Western vs. Kentucky: 1966 National Championship
Watch the full historic 1966 NCAA Championship between Texas Western and Kentucky. The 1966 Texas Western basketball team — now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) — made history...
1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament - Wikipedia
Third-ranked Texas Western (now UTEP), coached by Don Haskins, won the national title with a 72–65 victory in the final over top-ranked Kentucky, led by head coach Adolph Rupp. Haskins started five black players for the first time in NCAA Championship history.
How Texas Western's 1966 national championship changed college sports ...
March 19 is the anniversary of Texas Western's 1966 national championship when the school out of El Paso knocked off an Adolph Rupp coached Kentucky team 72-65.
Watch full game: Texas Western vs. Kentucky in the 1966 …
Mar 19, 2020 · Watch full game: Texas Western vs. Kentucky in the 1966 National Championship. The 1966 Texas Western basketball team — now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) — made history...
1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team - Wikipedia
The Miners beat Kentucky (an all-white program until 1969) 72–65 in the historic championship game, played on Saturday, March 19, at Cole Field House on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C. [2][3][4]
Kentucky vs. Texas Western (March 19, 1966) - bigbluehistory.net
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 19 -- Texas Western, overlooked in preseason ratings last December, became the collegiate basketball champion for the first time by whipping long-time powerful Kentucky, 72-65, tonight in the final of the …
Texas Western vs. Kentucky Final Minutes to 1966 Title!
Feb 11, 2015 · The final minute of the classic and historical basketball story where racial bounderies was overturned by hearts of champions. The all-Black Texas Western Co...
1966 NCAA National Championship: Texas Western vs Kentucky
1966 NCAA National Championship: Texas Western vs Kentucky. Don Haskins and Texas Western (UTEP) defeats Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats for the 1966 National Championship. ...more....