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Bobby Knight

Bobby KnightAKA Robert Montgomery Knight

Born: 25-Oct-1940
Birthplace: Massillon, OH

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U

Military service: US Army

College basketball coach, known for his temper and winning.

Wife: Nancy Lou (m. 17-Apr-1963, div. 1985, two children)
Wife: Karen Vieth Edgar (former high school coach, m. 1988)
Son: Pat Knight (basketball coach at Lamar University)

    High School: Orrville High School, Orrville, OH
    University: Ohio State University (1962)
    Coach: Asst. Coach, US Military Academy, West Point (1963-65)
    Coach: US Military Academy, West Point (1965-71)
    Coach: Indiana University Bloomington (1971-2000)
    Coach: Texas Tech University (2001-08)

    Bush-Cheney '04
    Naismith Coach of the Year (male) 1987
    Basketball Hall of Fame 1991
    Kentucky Colonel

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Anger Management (5-Mar-2003) · Himself
    Blue Chips (18-Feb-1994) · Himself
    Hoop Dreams (Jan-1994) · Himself

Is the subject of books:
A Season on the Brink: A Year With Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers, 1986, BY: John Feinstein
Playing for Knight: My Six Seasons with Bobby Knight, 1989, BY: Steve Alford with John Garrity


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