The General
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The General is the famous nickname of legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, known for his intense coaching style and success at Indiana University.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bob Knight | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
college basketball coach
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human ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| almaMater | Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored | autobiography "Knight: My Story" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedAt |
Indiana University Bloomington
NERFINISHED
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Texas Tech University NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingCareerStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| collegeHallOfFameInduction | National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeHallOfFameInductionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| controversies | player treatment and behavior toward officials ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-10-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-11-01 ⓘ |
| firedFrom | Indiana University men's basketball head coaching position ⓘ |
| firingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Montgomery Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Army Black Knights men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRecord | NCAA Division I men's basketball wins record at time of retirement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chair-throwing incident during 1985 Indiana–Purdue game
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defensive-minded teams ⓘ fiery temper ⓘ intense coaching style ⓘ motion offense system ⓘ strict discipline ⓘ success at Indiana University ⓘ |
| laterRole | television basketball analyst ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionshipYearsAtIndiana |
1976
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1981 ⓘ 1987 ⓘ |
| nickname | The General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicRole | head coach of 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team ⓘ |
| overallCollegeHeadCoachingWins | 902 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Massillon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bloomington, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Orrville, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Bob Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tenureAtIndianaEnd | 2000 ⓘ |
| tenureAtIndianaStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| won |
11 Big Ten Conference titles as head coach at Indiana
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1960 NCAA championship as player ⓘ 1984 Olympic gold medal in men's basketball as head coach ⓘ 3 NCAA Division I men's basketball championships as head coach ⓘ |
| workedFor | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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