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Monday, September 8, 2008 B3IHaskins diesThe Associated PressEL PASO, Texas — Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.Texas-El Paso spokesman Jeff Darby said the Hall of Fame coach died Sunday afternoon. UTEP was previously known as Texas Western.The word unique does not begin to describe Don Haskins,” former Texas Tech coach Bob Knight said. There is no one who has ever coached that 1 respected and admired more than Don Haskins. I’ve had no better friend that I enjoyed more than Don Haskins.Haskins was an old-time coach known for his gruff demeanor.
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