Obviously the historical context of this was unbelievable, dan wetzel, author of glory road, a book he wrote alongside don haskins about he 1966 texas western team, told andy katz on. The book opens with haskins briefly writing about his childhood through his high school years. How texas westerns 1966 national championship changed. If youre free for two hours, you can watch the 2006 movie glory road. Significance of texas westerns 1966 ncaa title not. His arrival came in 1961 where they had two ncaa tournament runs and an nit run in their years leading up to the 19651966 season. Glory road by coach don haskins with dan wetzel 248 pages ages and up glory road is the inspiring true story about the texas western basketball team changing america forever. Glory road plays fast and loose with facts hollywood sports films often ignore facts in favor of plot, and the new hit glory road is no exception. Don haskins talks about the wheaties commercial song before signing the wheaties cereal box during the book signing of dan wetzels glory. The myth that surrounds don haskins in the movie glory road and what he did for black players is better said that he cared like that for all his. The film stars josh lucas as the legendary don haskins, who has a brief cameo. Timed to the release of jerry bruckheimers movie, the moving autobiography of hall of fame basketball coach don haskins and his storied team of players, the texas. He agreed to write this book because he wants everyone to know the truththat he wasnt a racial pioneer or a civil rights hero, he was just a simple coach seeking victory. Kop boken glory road av don haskins isbn 9781407912 hos adlibris.
This has instantly become one of my favorite books because of how just reading the book made me become such a big fan of don haskins and his texas western. Haskins doesnt waste much time before he moves on to talk about his college basketball playing days. Glory road 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He agreed to be a part of disneys glory road movie only because hollywood would have made it without his permission anyway. Glory road is a phenomenal novel about the texas western team who prevailed to a national championship. He covered sports at the times for more than 40 years. Haskins starters and toptwo reserves were blackthe first time in history that had happened. In glory road, the 2006 disney movie about texas western, miners coach don haskins tells his team the day before the championship that he will play only blacks the next night to make a. The book that i am reading is called glory road by don haskins.
Timed to the release of jerry bruckheimers movie, the moving autobiography of hall of fame basketball coach don haskins and his storied. The only thing this book has in common with the movie glory road is the title. Then came the movie glory road and a whole new generation learned. Don haskins was the coach of this texas western team. In the championship game for the ncaa title that year, don haskins, coach of the then littleknown texas western college, did. Glory road is based on the true story of don haskins and his 19651966 texas western miners basketball team that won the ncaa championship title. Josh lucas plays don haskins, a coach ready to change history in college basketball. Glory road, a disney film about the thentexas western 1966 championship season, was.
Presentation of the retiring of bobby joe hills jersey at the don haskins center members of the 1966 championship team during a book signing in 2006 the zone. In the championship game for the ncaa title that year, don haskins, coach of the. Don haskins only coached in one final four, but it was arguably the most important such appearance in history. Glory road was produced by jerry bruckheimer, and was based upon haskins official sametitled autobiography, written with dan wetzel and released by hyperion books in 2005.
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