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Former Blue Devil Greats To Be Recognized At Men?s Basketball Game On Saturday
2/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University will honor several former Blue Devil standouts at Saturday's men's basketball game against St. John's. Legendary head coach Vic Bubas will be recognized at halftime for his 2007 induction into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, in recognition of Black History Month, Duke will honor Dr. C.B. Claiborne, Dr. William Turner, Dr. Clarence “C.G.” Newsome and Ernie Jackson at Saturday's game.
Bubas, enshrined into the Hall of Fame as a contributor, coached Duke from 1960-69 in one of the most successful decades in program history. Duke won four ACC Championships and advanced to three NCAA Final Fours under Bubas, who compiled a 213-67 record. He is widely credited as being an innovator in recruiting and brought in players such as Art Heyman and Jeff Mullins, two players who have their jerseys hanging in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Bubas played in college at N.C. State and after he retired from coaching, he served as an administrator at Duke, eventually becoming a vice president of the University. In 1976, he became the first commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.
Claiborne, Duke's first African-American student-athlete, was a three-year letterwinner (1967-69) on the men's basketball team. The Danville, Va., native appeared in 53 career games and was a pioneer in the integration of African-American student-athletes at Duke. He graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and went to work in industry as an engineer, consultant and product developer, notably helping to create the adjustable steering wheel for Ford Motor Company. Claiborne now serves as professor of Marketing at Texas Southern University.
Turner became the first African-American football player at Duke when he joined the team as a walk-on in 1967. He received his Bachelor of Science, Masters of Divinity and Doctorate from Duke University and now serves as Associate Professor of the Practice of Homiletics at Duke University Divinity School.
Newsome and Jackson arrived at Duke in 1968 as the first scholarship African-American football players. Newsome played on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Blue Devils, lettering in 1971 and twice being named to the ACC All-Academic Team, one of the first black athletes to receive the honor. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and became the first black student to deliver the commencement address in 1972. Newsome served as faculty in the Duke University Divinity School and Howard University Divinity School before becoming the President of Shaw University in 2003.
Jackson starred at Duke from 1969-71 and is just one of four Blue Devils to earn consensus first team All-America honors. He became the first defensive player in ACC history to earn Player of the Year honors in 1971 and remains the only player in league history to earn conference player of the week honors on both offense and defense. Jackson, a member of the ACC Silver Anniversary Team, went on to play nine seasons in the NFL with New Orleans, Atlanta and Detroit.
Saturday's game with St. John's will tip off at 4:05 p.m. with CBS televising the contest. Duke is 22-3 this year, while St. John's enters the contest with a 10-15 record.
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