Indiana’s flamboyant coaching legend Bob Knight dies at 83 Knight’s family announced on social media Wednesday night. Today we will discuss about Bobby Knight: Family| Illness| Anger management| Throw chair.
Bobby Knight: Family| Illness| Anger management| Throw chair
Robert Montgomery Knight (October 25, 1940 – November 1, 2023) 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 ranks fifth all-time. Knight was the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000. He also coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2001–2008) and the Army Black Knights (1965–1971).
Family
Knight married the former Nancy Falk on April 17, 1963. They had two sons, Tim and Pat, but divorced in 1985. Pat played at Indiana from 1991 to 1995 and was the head coach at Lamar until his father’s retirement. He was dismissed in 2014.
Illness
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Knight family during this difficult time,” Texas Tech said in a statement. Knight’s close friends said he had been battling dementia for several years. He was both the best and the worst in sports.
Anger management
Sentenced to anger management therapy, Dave meets Dr. Buddy Riddell, an eccentric therapist who uses bizarre tactics to cure him and invade Dave’s life.
Throw chair
Indiana fans were always waiting for Bob Knight to lose his temper. It was as much a part of Hoosiers basketball under Knight as the wins.
On February 23, 1985, it didn’t take long.
Five minutes into the game against rival Purdue, Knight committed a technical foul and then casually turned around, picked up a chair and threw it toward Boilermakers guard Steve Reed.
This became a defining moment in Knight’s historic career.
“At times my passion for basketball has led me to conflicts that I could have handled much better,” Knight said in a statement before taking the Texas Tech job in 2000. “I’ve always been too confrontational, especially when I know I’m right. I know as much as anyone: I need to develop a more diplomatic approach. I’m not very good at forgetting something and moving on, And I’m really sorry about that.”
