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Haskins remembered as John Wayne of basketball

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Former UTEP and current Nebraska coach Doc Sadler couldn't remember who said it, but he never forgot this description of Don Haskins: "He was the John Wayne of basketball." Haskins, who passed away Sunday at the age of 78 after a bout with a number of illnesses from heart disease to diabetes to cancer, was as iconic a figure as there has ever been in college basketball. Born in Enid, Okla., Haskins coached at several high schools before he took over at seldom-heard-of Texas Western in El Pa ...

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