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Bob Knight, legendary Indiana basketball coach, dead at 83

Bob Knight, who became one of the best coaches in college basketball history while at Indiana, died at his home, his family announced Wednesday. He was 83 years old.

Knight won three national championships in Bloomington as a coach while adding another one as a player at Ohio State in 1960. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

In his 29 years at Indiana, Knight totaled a 662-239 record — including a 353-151 mark in conference play.