{"id":10402,"date":"2023-11-24T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/2023\/11\/legendary-coach-bobby-knight-dead-at-83-donald-trump-pays-tribute-tough-as-nails-but-a-big-heart\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T22:55:13","slug":"legendary-coach-bobby-knight-dead-at-83-donald-trump-pays-tribute-tough-as-nails-but-a-big-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=10402","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Coach Bobby Knight Dead at 83, Donald Trump Pays Tribute &#8216;Tough as Nails, But a Big Heart&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/legendary-college-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dead-83\">announced<\/a> today that legendary NCAA basketball Head Coach Bobby Knight passed away at 83 years old.<\/p>\n<p>During 29 seasons at Indiana, Knight won three national championships and his teams reached the Final Four five times.<\/p>\n<p>Knight also coached at Army prior to taking over the job at Indiana and at Texas Tech for seven seasons after.<\/p>\n<p>Former President and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump paid tribute to Knight in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<p>Trump shared a picture of the two together and declared, \u201cThe World just lost an incredible person, the Great Bobby Knight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was not just an award-winning and record-breaking Coach, he was loyal to his Players, to his State, and to our Country\u2014Tough as nails, but a big heart,\u201d Trump insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump explained, \u201cWhen he Endorsed me, it was like the whole Great World of Indiana opened up happy and wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts and prayers are with his wonderful wife Karen and Sons, Tim and Pat\u2014Their Father was a great man!\u201d Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/111337800717298458\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>A statement on Knight\u2019s website read, \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family. We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored.\u00a0 We will continue to celebrate his life and remember him, today and forever as a beloved Husband, Father, Coach, and Friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business\">\n<div class=\"abh_tab_content\">\n<section class=\"vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"abh_posts_tab abh_tab\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediarightnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/66887920_653730145106164_4960163043301392384_n.jpg\" class=\"photo\" width=\"250\" alt=\"David Caron\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<div class=\"abh_name\">Latest posts by David Caron <span class=\"abh_allposts\">(see all)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It was announced today that legendary NCAA basketball Head Coach Bobby Knight passed away at 83 years old. During 29 seasons at Indiana, Knight won three national championships and his teams reached the Final Four five times. 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