For discussion sake...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Wasn't the Kentucky coach named Rupp?? I thought part of the story was that he was so impressed that he went back to Kentucky and integrated his program, and he was such a great coach that they named their new stadium after him all those years ago??

They named the arena after him because he basically made that program into a big time program. They did not name the arena after him because he was a well known civil rights activist. After this game, Kentucky was not all of a sudden a haven for Black players from the state of Kentucky. I do not think there was not a Black player that attended Kentucky until 1970.

Peace

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They named the arena after him because he basically made that program into a big time program. They did not name the arena after him because he was a well known civil rights activist. After this game, Kentucky was not all of a sudden a haven for Black players from the state of Kentucky. I do not think there was not a Black player that attended Kentucky until 1970.

Yea, I didn't word that all very well, did I? What year was that national game that Glory Road was made from?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Yea, I didn't word that all very well, did I? What year was that national game that Glory Road was made from?

1966.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

Another interesting note on that game is that it was played at Cole Fieldhouse in Maryland. That was UMD's home area until just a few years ago when they built a new one. Current MD coach Gary Williams detailed in an interview how as a kid he snuck into the building to watch the game.