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Bob Knight

1940 - 2023

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Robert Montgomery Knight (October 25, 1940 – November 1, 2023) was an American men's college basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", he won 902 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement and sixth all-time record at the time of his death. Knight was the head coach of the Army Black Knights (1965–1971), the Indiana Hoosiers (1971–2000), and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2001–2008). While at Army, he led the Black Knights to four post-season tournament appearances in six seasons, winning two-thirds of his games along the way. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bob Knight is the 389th most popular coach (down from 290th in 2024), the 14,271st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,474th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Bob Knight ranks 389 out of 471. Before him are Aleksandar Janković, Czesław Michniewicz, Bruce Rioch, Augusto Pedro de Sousa, Ionel Ganea, and Sandro Schwarz. After him are Amar Osim, Leandro Machado, Wim Koevermans, Pintado, Tsutomu Ogura, and Hein Vanhaezebrouck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bob Knight ranks 603. Before him are Hira Devi Waiba, Billy Fury, Maxine Hong Kingston, Melba Moore, Howard Hesseman, and Don LaFontaine. After him are Harry Jerome, James Burrows, Adam Faith, Cynthia Weil, Savitri Jindal, and Barney Frank. Among people deceased in 2023, Bob Knight ranks 560. Before him are Judith Heumann, Sara Tavares, Samuel T. Durrance, Bram Moolenaar, Steve Harwell, and Alistair Darling. After him are Óscar Arizaga, Walter Davis, Georgina Beyer, Illia Kyva, Ganira Pashayeva, and Harvey Glance.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Knight ranks 14,275 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleonora Sears (1881), Tom Tully (1908), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Barbara Barrett (1950), Colin Brittain (1986), and Alice White (1904). After him are Jerry Paris (1925), Chelsea Peretti (1978), Richard A. Knaak (1961), Ralph Beard (1927), Nicola Peltz (1995), and David Dukes (1945).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, Bob Knight ranks 9. Before him are Gregg Popovich (1949), Michael Malone (1971), John Madden (1936), Bill Belichick (1952), Bob Bradley (1958), and Tom Thibodeau (1958). After him are Steve Sampson (1957), Flip Saunders (1955), Fabian Hürzeler (1993), Billy Donovan (1965), Quin Snyder (1966), and Roy Lassiter (1969).

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