Ohio’s own Bob Knight, a legendary basketball coach known for his three national titles at Indiana and for his countless on-court outbursts, has died at age 83.
Knight holds multiple records, including being the youngest coach at a Division I school when he got started coaching at age 24 in 1965. He later coached for 29 years at Indiana, winning a whopping 661 games and reaching the NCAA tournament 24 times in 29 seasons.
In 1976, Knight led Indiana through an undefeated season, all the way to the NCAA title, which is something that no team has done since. He was forced out of Indiana in 2000 for allegedly violating the school's "zero tolerance" policy when he grabbed the arm of a freshman.
Bob "The General" Knight, as he was known, was also infamous for his range of outbursts during practices and games. His most famous incident like this was when he threw a chair during a Purdue-Indiana game. He also apparently choked player Neil Reed during a practice in 1997.
He coached at Texas Tech from 2001 until the middle of the 2008-2009 season, meaning he was on the court for 42 years as a head coach. He later worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN.
Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski who played for Knight said, ""We lost one of the greatest coaches in the history of basketball today. Clearly, he was one of a kind."
Knight's family made the announcement about his death on Wednesday night. He'd been hospitalized in April and had been in poor health for many years.
