Goodbye to Bob Knight, whose accomplishments were well-summarized by commentator Jay Bilas…
“Knight was the first Division I men’s basketball coach to win 900 games. He was the most prolific winner in Big Ten history, won three NCAA titles at Indiana, went to five Final Fours and led the United States to the 1984 Olympic gold medal. He innovated the motion offense and influenced countless coaches with his teaching of the game. One cannot think of Indiana basketball without thinking of Bob Knight.”
He was also the witty antagonist of the press and those pressuring him: “When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass,”
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