Nevil Shed
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Nevil Shed was one of the first African American men in the United States to play in an NCAA basketball league. He was a member of the Texas Western Miners (now named University of Texas at El Paso) team that won the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament National Championship, the team was coached by Don Haskins. The Miners made history for being the first team to start an all African-American lineup in the Championship game. Shed was one of the starters in the lineup. Glory Road (film), the Disney blockbuster, chronicles the team's outstanding journey; Shed is played by Al Shearer. After playing at Texas Western, Shed was drafted by the Boston Celtics. He later became an assistant coach for his college coach, Don Haskins at Texas Western.
[edit] Pesonal Life
Shed has lived in the San Antonio area for the last 25 years and is the Student Program coordinator at the University of Texas at San Antonio University Center
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