Bobby Knight

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:Knight:_My_Story
gptkb:The_Power_of_Negative_Thinking
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Naismith_Award
gptkb:Clair_Bee_Coach_of_the_Year_Award
gptkb:John_R._Wooden_Legends_of_Coaching_Award
gptkb:Henry_Iba_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1940-10-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Orrville,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Pat_Knight
gptkb:Tim_Knight
gptkbp:coach 1965-2008
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Army_Black_Knights_men's_basketball
gptkb:Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball
gptkb:Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_men's_basketball
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-11-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bloomington,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Montgomery_Knight
gptkbp:height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bobby Knight
gptkbp:knownFor disciplinarian coaching style
throwing a chair during a game (1985)
gptkbp:militaryRank Private
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_General
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:AP_Coach_of_the_Year_(1975,_1976,_1989)
gptkb:NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Championship_(1976,_1981,_1987)
gptkb:Naismith_College_Coach_of_the_Year_(1987)
902 career NCAA Division I men's basketball wins
Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1991)
Inducted into College Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
Big Ten Coach of the Year (1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993)
Olympic gold medal (1984, head coach)
gptkbp:notableEvent coached Texas Tech to NCAA Sweet Sixteen (2005)
coached U.S. Olympic basketball team (1984)
coached undefeated NCAA champion team (1976)
controversial coaching incidents
fired from Indiana University (2000)
first Division I men's coach to reach 900 wins
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Randy_Wittman
gptkb:Steve_Alford
gptkb:Isiah_Thomas
gptkb:Mike_Woodson
gptkb:Quinn_Buckner
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:basketball_player
gptkb:basketball_coach
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Karen_Vieth_Edgar
gptkb:Nancy_Falk
gptkbp:televisionShow ESPN college basketball analyst
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Chips
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6