Bobby Knight
Active - 1986 - 2003 |
Born - Oct 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, United States |
Died - Nov 1, 2023 |
Genres - Sports & Recreation, Drama, Thriller
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- Was an avid baseball player as a kid.
- Started playing basketball in high school.
- First experience at coaching was in Ohio State University as a substitute for Buckeye coach Fred Taylor.
- Enrolled in the United States Army in 1963 and later became the coach of the Army Black Knights basketball team.
- Led the United States National Basketball Team in 1984, winning the gold medal in the Olympics.
- Officially retired in 2008, and his also coach son, Pat Knight, was named his successor at Texas Tech.