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CM Newton passes at 88 - bullet - 06-04-2018 09:27 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/sec/2018/06/04/cm-newton-kentucky-basketball-dies/671758002/
"...A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Newton left a major impact across college sports as a player, coach and administrator. The Rockwood, Tenn., native integrated the basketball programs as coach at Transylvania University and the University of Alabama and while athletic director at Kentucky, Newton hired Tubby Smith, the first African-American basketball coach in program history.
“I was not a social reformer,” Newton said after being elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000. “I was a basketball coach. In some ways maybe I was a little naive about that. To me, it was just the right thing to do now. It was kind of a no-brainer, really.”
A three-sport star at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida, Newton lettered on Kentucky’s 1951 national championship basketball team and pitched for the UK baseball team.
"He was a great athlete and a real good guy," said former UK basketball coach Joe B. Hall, a teammate of Newton’s at UK. "He got along with everybody real well. Everybody liked C.M."..."
RE: CM Newton passes at 88 - JRsec - 06-04-2018 11:37 PM
(06-04-2018 09:27 PM)bullet Wrote: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/sec/2018/06/04/cm-newton-kentucky-basketball-dies/671758002/
"...A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Newton left a major impact across college sports as a player, coach and administrator. The Rockwood, Tenn., native integrated the basketball programs as coach at Transylvania University and the University of Alabama and while athletic director at Kentucky, Newton hired Tubby Smith, the first African-American basketball coach in program history.
“I was not a social reformer,” Newton said after being elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000. “I was a basketball coach. In some ways maybe I was a little naive about that. To me, it was just the right thing to do now. It was kind of a no-brainer, really.”
A three-sport star at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida, Newton lettered on Kentucky’s 1951 national championship basketball team and pitched for the UK baseball team.
"He was a great athlete and a real good guy," said former UK basketball coach Joe B. Hall, a teammate of Newton’s at UK. "He got along with everybody real well. Everybody liked C.M."..."
I knew him personally. He's quite possibly the finest person I've ever know in an official capacity at any University. He was direct, honest, truthful and kind. Those are four traits seldom found in one who is tasked with administering complex operations which include dealing with difficult personalities. He was simply a wonderful human being and will be missed by everyone who knew him. Sympathies to his family.