Robert Montgomery Knight was an American men’s college basketball coach. Nicknamed “the General”, Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men’s basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fifth all-time. Knight was the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000.
Bob Knight: Legendary basketball coach dies at 83
Bob Knight, the legendary Hall of Fame college coach whose name was synonymous with Indiana Hoosier basketball for three decades, has died at the age of 83.
Knight died at his home in Bloomington, Indiana, “surrounded by family and friends,” his family said in a statement Wednesday evening on his foundation’s website. He enlisted in the Army in 1963 and two years later was named the head coach of its basketball team.
Knight coached the Army team for six seasons and won 102 games. In 1971, Indiana University hired Knight to lead their NCAA Division I team and he would remain in the position for 29 years.