Charles Martin “C.M.” Newton, Alabama’s head basketball coach in 1969, needed that kind of fire on his team. His team from the previous season, his first at the Capstone, had suffered an embarrassing 4-20 season with all-white players. Read article.
Former Kentucky Athletic Director C.M. Newton Integrated Alabama Basketball (UA.edu)
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