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Bobby Knight Biography

Birth Name:Robert Montgomery Knight

Birth Place:Massillon, Ohio, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 1991, he was inducted into the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame
  • In 2002, he won the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award
  • Retired as the winningest NCAA Division I men's college basketball coach
  • Played basketball while attending Ohio State University
  • Is best known for his work as the head men's basketball coach for Indiana University
  • At the age of 24, he became the youngest head coach in history at West Point
  • Was the head coach of Mike Krzyzewski at West Point