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Michael Marot | AP

Legendary IU coach Bob Knight dies at 83

Bob Knight, the former coach of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team has died at the age of 83. Knight won the NCAA championship three times at Indiana, including an undefeated season in 1976. (Gary Mook/Getty Images)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83.

Knight’s family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illness in April and had been in poor health for several years.

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