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Ben Watkins was a young recreation leader for Metro Parks, when he helped co-found Louisville's Dirt Bowl in 1969.
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The iconic Louisville basketball tournament started in 1969 by two Metro Parks employees.
Watkins and Janis Carter Miller founded the Dirt Bowl amateur basketball tournament while working for Metro Parks in 1969 with the goal of uniting people of all races during a time of turmoil both locally and nationally.
