The programs both experienced their greatest national prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when both schools were led by young up-and-coming coaches who would eventually win more than 700 games (Don Haskins at UTEP, Lou Henson at NMSU) and appeared in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four within four years of each other.
Lou Reed | Lou Gehrig | Lou Harrison | Jim Henson | Lou Rawls | Mary Lou Retton | Lou Grant | Lou Holtz | Lou Donaldson | Lou Piniella | Lou Grant (TV series) | Lou Diamond Phillips | Lou Costello | Lou Savarese | Lou Adler | Lou Barlow | Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song) | Lou Pearlman | Lou Ferrigno | Lou Brock | Drew Henson | The Jim Henson Company | Lou Dobbs Tonight | Lou Thesz | Lou Scheimer | Lou Henry Hoover | Keith Henson | Josiah Henson | Mary Lou Lord | Mary Lou Fallis |