In a statement to multiple outlets on Friday, the team quashed unfounded reports of the franchise's legend's death.
Steve “Mongo” McMichael cut a larger-than-life persona in his 67 years on this earth. To those who knew him best, though, he was more than Mongo.
The 1966 NCAA championship saw Texas Western's Coach Haskins make history by starting five black players against Kentucky, a game that changed college basketball forever and broke racial barriers.