Clem Haskins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Clem Haskins

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1943

Place of Birth: Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Clem Smith Haskins (born August 11, 1943) is an American retired college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach.
In the fall of 1963, he and star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky University (WKU) basketball program.
This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the South.Haskins served 13 years (1986–1999) as head coach of the University of Minnesota's men's basketball team, but was forced to resign due to his part in the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.
Due to his actions in the scandal, he was given a seven-year show cause penalty which effectively ended his coaching career.