NCAA Championship 1966

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sports_championship
gptkbp:attendance 18,000
gptkbp:battleHonors achieved historic win
first championship appearance
wonChampionship
coachedBy_Don_Haskins
nickname_is_Miners
part_of_Western_Athletic_Conference
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:CBS
March 19, 1966
gptkbp:championshipsWon defending champions
previously won 6 championships
runnerUp
coachedBy_Adolph_Rupp
nickname_is_Wildcats
part_of_Southeastern_Conference
gptkbp:coachingCareer gptkb:Don_Haskins
gptkbp:finalScore gptkb:Texas_Western_72
Kentucky_65
gptkbp:gameFeatures 2 hours
gptkbp:heldIn March 19, 1966
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced racial integration in sports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NCAA Championship 1966
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Kentucky_Wildcats
gptkb:Texas_Western_Miners
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future generations of athletes.
gptkbp:location Freedom_Hall,_Louisville,_Kentucky
gptkbp:MVP gptkb:Jerry_Armstrong
gptkbp:notableEvent Historic_victory_for_Texas_Western
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Ruben_Rodriguez
gptkb:Orlando_'Butch'_McRae
gptkb:Troy_McCoy
gptkb:Jerry_Armstrong
gptkb:Bobby_Joe_Hill
gptkb:David_Lattin
gptkb:Willie_Worsley
gptkb:John_Gunter
Harry Flournoy
Nevil Shed
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:NCAA_Championship_1965
gptkbp:referee gptkb:John_Clougherty
gptkbp:significance First NCAA Championship won by an all-Black starting lineup
gptkbp:sport College Basketball
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:NCAA_Championship_1967
gptkbp:teamAchievements Texas_Western_won_by_7_points
gptkbp:televisionShow gptkb:Texas_Western_40
Kentucky_33
gptkbp:venue Freedom Hall
gptkbp:year 1966
gptkbp:youth_tournaments National Championship