He was also certain his team would secure the championship. Kentucky’s well-regarded coach, Adolph Rupp, was known for being racist. The Wildcats were the favorite to win, despite the Miners’ 23-0 season.
Unusual for its time, the NCAA broadcast the game in black and white on TV, as the New York Times reports. It turned out to be one of the greatest nights in the history of college sports. They quickly realized it would not be an ordinary game of basketball when five white Wildcats and five black Miners stepped on the court. On March 19, 1966, fans packed Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, to watch the matchup between Kentucky and Texas Western. Lmk67Dt元o- The Undefeated March 19, 2020 The Miners beat Adolph Rupp’s all-white No.
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