Glory Road Has Utah Ties


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The movie, Glory is a box office hit, as it tells the story of Don Haskins' Texas Western Miners. They were the first NCAA Basketball team starting 5 African American players to defeat an all white Kentucky team for the 1966 NCAA Championship.

The University of Utah was a part of that historical Final Four, losing to Texas Western in the semifinal game.

Here's the Glory Road story, as seen by two Utes who faced the Miners in 1966.

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