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Bob Knight dies at 83. Remembering the controversial but undeniable coaching legacy of a college sports legend

Bob Knight dies at 83. Remembering the controversial but undeniable coaching legacy of a college sports legend

Update: 2023-11-02
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On Wednesday, legendary coach Bob Knight died. College basketball will never have another coach like him — for obvious reasons. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander remember the multi-layered legacy of a coach with no comparison. Here is Norlander's obituary on Knight, and here is the epic 1981 profile of Knight in Sports Illustrated by Frank DeFord.

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