Popularity does not always equate to substance. Success does not always represent greatness. And true character is rarely shown for all it’s worth in the light.
Don Haskins had substance. Don Haskins was great. And Don Haskins had character—for all that it was worth—good and bad.
This past Saturday, Sept. 7 marked the 10-year anniversary of Don Haskins passing. He was 78 when he died in 2008. It’s funny what a faulty memory does and it’s almost sad how fast time passes us.
Today—we fawn over musicians who over-inflate their ego to that of a God, praise athletes who perpetuate victimhood, and exalt politicians who play to the lowest common denominator—it’s hard to find people in the public eye to look up to.