The Greatest College Basketball Coach...EVER

No offense to Jimmy B, but this is "the dude." 3 national titles, 902 wins, countless NCAA and school administrators made queasy by his antics; these are the things that made Bob Knight great. He also was a great teacher of life (see: Landon Turner, a great player who was paralyzed in a car accident the summer after the '81 title, but to this day keeps a positive outlook even without basketball; also, Knight was known to punish players who missed class) and the game (he sold millions of his pamphlet that taught his basketball philosophy of unselfish ball movement and tough defense).

As well, Knight had his fair share of tirades

And my personal favorite:

Besides all this, there is also my favorite reality show of all time: Knight School. I'm actually friends with Arvin Zeinali, a runner-up on the show who Knight told, "You dribble the ball too damn much," on facebook, and I almost accepted an invitation to his birthday party, but was unable to go due to lack of transportation to Lubbock. The show gave some funny looks into Knight's personal life as his son hit him in the groin with a wiffle ball and he went to shoot some stuff. Knight also introduced his toughest player, a 6'5" center from his time at Army named Mike Gyovai, whose only available highlight showed him getting swatted on a lay-up and then getting beat back down the court for a lay-up on the other end. For all these pieces of unintentional comedy, the program managed to show Knight's appreciation for hard work as well as a basketball genius that is often forgotten when he reportedly assaults a Texas Tech official at a salad bar or chokes a player. Knight's life is basketball, and he lived and died with every bit of it he had. I'm sure he will continue to go to Tech games to watch his son Pat coach, as well as to keep track of his grandchild that he brought to a press conference (how hilarious it would be if that was just some random toddler he found in a hallway that he brought to distract the press). He'll probably start missing it all and go find another job.