Don Haskins, 78, American college basketball coach, heart failure.
Their coach, Don Haskins, later said, "Without him, we had no chance to go very far in the tournament."
Don Haskins: He started his coaching career at Benjamin in 1955.
Don Haskins: His second basketball head coaching job was at Hedley from 1956 to 1960.
A few years ago, they even made a movie about their coach, Don Haskins, and those players.
"He and my old coach, Don Haskins, are the last of the cowboys."
After college he got his first job as the freshman coach at Texas Western under Don Haskins.
When Don Haskins became basketball coach in 1961, he aggressively recruited black players.
Collins is known for hiring renowned college basketball coach Don Haskins in 1961.
Why should Don Haskins be in the Hall of Fame?