Fred Snowden broke barriers as the first, Black head coach in major college basketball. The University of Arizona saw beyond the color of his skin.
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is a sometimes forgotten part of Arizona Basketball history. In ways, it is more important than any conference title of even the 1997 National Championship."Often his name, his story, his place historically gets lost," shared Stacey Snowden."That's why I'm trying to make sure that it's not lost. That everyone does know the Fred Snowden story."
That legacy really began in 1972. A 36-year old, who grew up in inner city Detroit and weathered the riots of 1967, who the University of Arizona hired."He knew he had to start right away, do two things -- win and sell the place out," recalled Bob Elliott. While Snowden was blazing a trail for future African American coaches, he was having to deal with overt racism.
Snowden persevered, and so did his teams in the mid-70s. The Wildcats won a Western Athletic Conference title in 1976, reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament the same season.
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