Bob Knight | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1929 |
Birth Place: | Hartford, Connecticut |
Death Place: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Weaver (Hartford, Connecticut) |
Draft Year: | 1947 |
Draft League: | BAA |
Career Number: | 3 |
Career Position: | Guard / forward |
Years1: | 1947–1949 |
Team1: | Hartford Hurricanes |
Years2: | 1951 |
Team2: | Bridgeport Roesslers |
Years3: | 1951–1953 |
Team3: | Manchester British-Americans |
Team4: | New York Knicks |
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Bbr: | knighbo01 |
Bobby F. Knight (April 30, 1929 – May 23, 2008) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Knight played in the American Basketball League between 1947 and 1953, winning a league championship with the Manchester British-Americans in the 1952–53 season.[2] He also played in two games for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association at the start of the 1954–55 NBA season.[1] During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Knight played on-and-off for the Harlem Globetrotters.[3]
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