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for film “Glory Road” to speak at TWU Black History
lecture
1/27/06
DENTON –
Nevil Shed, a member of the basketball team featured in the
Disney film “Glory Road,” will speak at the Texas
Woman’s University’s Black History Lecture “Up
close and Personal” on Wednesday, Feb. 8 on TWU’s
Denton campus.
The lecture begins
at 6 p.m. in room 207 of TWU’s Student Union located
at the corner of Administration Drive and Bell Avenue in Denton.
The event is being presented by TWU’s Office of Intercultural
Services as part of the university’s Black History Month
celebrations and is open to the public. For more information,
visit www.twu.edu/o-sl/intercultural/
or call 940-898-3679.
Shed was a member
of the Texas Western University (now the University of Texas
at El Paso) 1966 NCAA Championship basketball team featured
in the recently released Disney film “Glory Road.”
Shed, along with his teammates, was honored with the Associated
Black Charities prestigious Black History Maker Award on February
2, 2005. The team, led by then-coach Don Haskins, triumphed
over the University of Kentucky with a 72-65 win in an event
often referred to as "the game that changed American
sports." This was the first time in a “national
championship event, an all-black team opposed an all-white
team for a victory that ended segregation in intercollegiate
sports.” (http://www.associatedblackcharities.org)
Shed is a former
member of the Boston Celtics and served as assistant coach
for the men’s basketball team at the University of Texas
at San Antonio. Shed now works as the coordinator of student
activities at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He also
coaches the San Antonio Spurs youth summer training camp.
The Office of Intercultural
Services is dedicated to providing the university community
with educational programs and services that promote an understanding
of and appreciation for cultural diversity and human dignity
in order to support and respond to the needs of underrepresented
populations.
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For Further
Information Contact:
Amanda McKeen Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu |
