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Hall of Fame coach Huggins has progressive cognitive condition

Huggins, who coached Cincinnati from 1989 through 2005, kept the condition private for several months and is due to be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame Friday.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dr. Nina Byte on The Five O'Clock
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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBob Huggins, seventy-three, won nine hundred and thirty-five games and coached in twenty-six NCAA tournaments, and his family says he has a progressive cognitive condition affecting his memory.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe family says he kept it private for several months and chose to share it on the eve of his Cincinnati Hall of Fame induction on Friday.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHe isn't expected to speak there.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorCincinnati called him one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, and nobody in that building will argue.

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