January 13, 2006
'Glory Road': Epilogue
The new Disney film Glory Road tells the story of a seminal season in college sports, when little-known Texas Western College became the first men's basketball team to start five African-American players in a title game and knocked off all-white University of Kentucky to win the 1966 national championship.
It is a classic David-and-Goliath story, depicting a win that not only led coaches across the country to offer scholarships to more black players, but also helped speed the
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