Robert Montgomery Knight

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bob_Knight
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:coachingRecord 902–371 (NCAA Division I)
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-11-01
gptkbp:disbarred gptkb:Indiana_University_(2000)
gptkbp:discontinued violation of zero-tolerance policy
gptkbp:height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Montgomery Knight
gptkbp:knownFor controversial behavior
disciplinarian coaching style
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
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
Olympic gold medal (1984, head coach, USA men's basketball)
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)
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Randy_Wittman
gptkb:Steve_Alford
gptkb:Isiah_Thomas
gptkb:Alan_Henderson
gptkb:Keith_Smart
gptkb:Calbert_Cheaney
gptkb:Kent_Benson
gptkb:Mike_Woodson
gptkb:Quinn_Buckner
gptkb:Scott_May
gptkb:Dane_Fife
gptkb:Jay_Edwards
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:subjectOf gptkb:A_Season_on_the_Brink
gptkb:ESPN_30_for_30:_The_Last_Days_of_Knight
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Knight:_My_Story
gptkb:The_Power_of_Negative_Thinking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bob_Knight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6