Glory Road

Glory Road tells the inspiring true story of Coach Don Haskins, who led the Texas Western Miners to the 1966 NCAA Championship by starting five Black players against an all-white Kentucky team. The film explores the racial tensions and challenges the players faced both on and off the court during the Civil Rights era. Their historic victory is widely considered a turning point in college basketball and American sports history.

• Based on the true story of the 1966 NCAA Championship game.
• Coach Don Haskins recruited the first all-Black starting lineup in history.
• Josh Lucas portrayed Coach Don Haskins in the film.
• The real Don Haskins had a cameo appearance in the movie.
• Texas Western defeated heavily favored Kentucky 72-65 in the championship.

• "I just want to play the best players, and the best players are these guys." - Coach Haskins
• "You're not here to socialize, you're here to play basketball." - Coach Haskins
• "I think God made basketball for black hands." - Bobby Joe Hill
• "You've got a chance to do something nobody has ever done before." - Coach Haskins
• "We're going to win this thing the right way, or we're not going to win it at all." - Coach Haskins