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Bobby Knight

Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former college basketball coach. Often referred to as "Bobby Knight" and nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fifth all-time, behind his former player and assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Roy Williams, Bob Huggins, and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, of which Krzyzewski, Huggins, and Boeheim are still active. Knight is best known as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000. He also coached at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and at Army (1965–1971). While at Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships. His 1975–76 team went undefeated during the regular season and won the 1976 NCAA tournament. The 1976 Indiana squad is the last men's college basketball team to go undefeated for the entire season. Knight received National Coach of the Year honors four times and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors eight times. In 1984, he coached the USA men's Olympic team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal. Knight was one of college basketball's most successful and innovative coaches, having popularized the motion offense. He has also been praised for running good programs (none of his teams was ever sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations), and nearly all of his players graduated. Knight sparked controversy with his outspoken nature and demonstrative behavior. He once famously threw a chair across the court during a game, which was rewarded with an ejection. Knight was once arrested in Puerto Rico following a physical confrontation with a police officer. Knight regularly displayed a volatile nature and was sometimes accused of verbal conflicts with members of the press. He was also recorded on videotape appearing to have possibly grabbed one of his players by the neck. Knight remains "the object of near fanatical devotion" from many of his former players and Indiana fans. Nevertheless, Knight was accused of choking a player during practice. Following the incident, a "zero tolerance" policy was instituted specifically for coach Knight. After a subsequent run-in with a student, university president Myles Brand fired Knight in the fall of 2000. In 2008, Knight joined ESPN as a men's college basketball studio analyst during Championship Week and for coverage of the NCAA Tournament. He continued covering college basketball for ESPN through the 2014–15 season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 25, 1940 In Massillon, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the series Late Night with David Letterman 1982-02-01
Latest Project:
Movie Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story 2019-03-11
Known For
Poster of Basketball: A Love Story
Poster of The Last Days of Knight
Poster of Knight School
Poster of Hoop Dreams
Filmography
Movie Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story Self 2019-03-11
Movie The Last Days of Knight Himself 2018-03-11
Series Basketball: A Love Story Self (archive footage) 2018-09-18
Movie Perfect in '76 2017-03-10
Series Undeniable with Dan Patrick Self 2015-11-18
Movie One-Eyed Monster Radio Vocal Performance (voice) 2008-11-11
Series Knight School 2006-02-19
Movie Anger Management Bobby Knight 2003-04-11
Movie Blue Chips Himself 1994-02-18
Movie Hoop Dreams Self 1994-09-12
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Series Late Night with David Letterman Unknown 1982-02-01