Texas Tech was 12 seconds away from glory but lost to Virginia in overtim.e last night, keeping Texas Western as the only Texas school to win a National Title
Texas Western's 1966 National Championship? Yeah, it's referenced just about every single March in El Paso. The championship—still the only men's team in Texas to win the NCAA title—still serves as the cornerstone of the city's athletic history.
Harry Flournoy, the captain of the 1966 Texas Western College National Championship team, has died at the age of 72.
So many emotions...please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers! Rest In Paradise Father, Harry Flournoy Jr. pic...
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Over the years, much has been written about the 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game between Texas Western and Kentucky. Ray Sanchez's book Basketball's Biggest Upset remains a local favorite years after it was first published while Frank Fitzpatrick's And The Walls Came Tumbling Down took a look at the social significance of the Miners' win...