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    Bob Knight - Wikipedia

    • Robert Montgomery "Bobby" Knight (October 25, 1940 – November 1, 2023) was an American men's college basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", he won 902 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement and sixth all-time record at the time of his death. Knight was the head coach of the Army Black Knights (1965–1971), th… See more

    BornOctober 25, 1940 · Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
    DiedNovember 1, 2023 (aged 83) · Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
    Position(s)Forward
    Overall902–371 (.709)
    Early life and college career

    Knight was born on October 25, 1940, in the town of Massillon, Ohio, and grew up in Orrville, Ohio. His father Pat worked for the railroad and his mother Hazel was a school teacher. He began playing organized basketball at … See more

    Coaching career

    While in the army, he accepted an assistant coaching position with the Army Black Knights in 1963, where, two years later, he was named head coach at the relatively young age of 24. In six seasons as a head coach at W… See more