What was the nickname of the man who coached the Texas Western Miners?
Nevil Shed Nevil Shed (born April 26, 1943 in Bronx, New York) is a former basketball player. He attended Morris High school in 1962. He was a member of the Texas Western Miners (now named University of Texas at El Paso) team that won the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament national championship. The team was coached by Don Haskins. The Miners made history for being the first team to start an all-African American lineup in the championship game. His basketball nickname was "The Shadow". "Glory Road", a 2006 Disney film, chronicles the team's journey; Shed is played by Al Shearer. After playing at Texas Western, Shed was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the fourth round of the 1967 NBA draft (his name is listed as Neville Shed). His career ended when he tore up his leg while attempting a lay-up at a game in training camp. Because of that, he never played in the NBA or in other leagues. He later became an assistant coach for Haskins at Texas Western. Shed is currently working at a Spurs Camp in San Antonio, Texas.
Jake Lawlor Glenn Joseph "Jake" Lawlor (July 27, 1907 – July 11, 1980) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 6–11. Lawlor was also the head basketball coach at Nevada in 1942–43 and again from 1945 to 1959, amassing a record of 204–156. He was Nevada's head baseball coach from 1957 to 1960 and the school's athletic director from 1951 to 1969. Lawlor died on July 11, 1980 in Reno, Nevada.