Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83

Bob Knight died after three national titles at Indiana, one completing an unbeaten season, and several on-court tantrums. He was 83.

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Knight's family shared the news Wednesday night. He had been sick for years and was hospitalized in April.

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"It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family," the release added.

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Knight became the youngest Division I coach at 24 when he joined Army in 1965. He set a school record with 661 wins and 24 NCAA tournament

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appearances in 29 seasons at Indiana. Knight won his first NCAA title in 1976 when Indiana went unbeaten, a something no team has since.

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"One of the things he said to our 1976 team, which I was fortunate enough to be a part of, was that you may never see another team like

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this again," Indiana University board chair Quinn Buckner said. "Well, I don't know that we will ever see another coach like him again."

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He led the last American amateur team to Olympic gold in 1984 in Los Angeles. As expected, it was controversial. Knight retained Steve Alford,

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