Bob Knight (basketball, born 1929)

Not to be confused with Bob Knight.
Bob Knight
Personal information
Born (1929-04-30)April 30, 1929
Hartford, Connecticut
Died May 23, 2008(2008-05-23) (aged 79)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Weaver (Hartford, Connecticut)
Position Guard / Forward
Number 3
Career history
1947–1949 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
1951 Bridgeport Roesslers (ABL)
1951–1953 Manchester British-Americans (ABL)
1954 New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • ABL champion (1953)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert F. "Bob" 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bob Knight NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. "American Basketball League Statistics 1938–39 to 1952–53". apbr.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. Conner, Desmond (May 31, 2008). "Service A Celebration Of Knight's Life". Hartford Courant. HartfordInfo.org. Retrieved February 20, 2016.


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