Forty Minutes of Hell (25 page)

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Authors: Rus Bradburd

Colorblind coach Don Haskins began an avalanche of desegregation.

(
Courtesy of UTEP
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Rose Richardson, 1885–1968. “Ol' Mama” was Richardson's de facto mother. (
Courtesy of Nolan Richardson
)

 

Richardson's scoring average at Texas Western College plummeted under Haskins's slowdown system. (
Courtesy of UTEP
)

 

New York Nirvana: Tulsa's 1981 NIT championship put Richardson in the national spotlight. (
Courtesy of University of Tulsa Sports Information
)

 

High-flying Ralph Brewster: from Bowie to Texas Tech. (
Southwest Collections, Special Collection Library, Texas Tech University
)

 

Yvonne Richardson (
left
), Rosario Richardson (
middle
), Nolan Richardson. (
Courtesy of Nolan Richardson
)

 

Leading the faithful: Frank Broyles, University of Arkansas football coach and director of athletics for fifty years. (
Wesley Hitt/Getty Images
)

 

“He could have had a PhD in psychology”: Nolan Richardson and three-point ace Pat Bradley. (
Jonathon Daniel/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images
)

 

Nolan Richardson and his wife, Rosario, celebrate after beating Duke for the 1994 NCAA title. (
Damian Strohmeyer/ Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
)

 

Throwing the book away: Razorback substitute Ken Biley climbs to the top. (
Hawgs Illustrated
)

 

“A whole lot of courage”: Arkansas football walk-on Darrell Brown. (
Courtesy of Darrell Brown
)

 

 

Unofficial Arkansas high school touchdown leader Bob Walters; nephew Danny Walters became one of the greatest Razorbacks ever. (
Courtesy of the Walters family
)

 

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