Bob King (basketball)
Bob King (August 24, 1923 – December 10, 2004) was a college basketball coach. He was head coach at the University of New Mexico from 1962 to 1972, and at Indiana State University from 1975 to 1978. The court at New Mexico's arena, The Pit, is named after King. King died on December 10, 2004. King is ranked third all-time among Indiana State coaches in terms of win percentage (.718) and eighth in number of games won (61). His stand-out players included:
- Ira Harge, New Mexico, 1964
- Mel Daniels, New Mexico, 1967
- Willie Long, New Mexico, 1971
- Larry Bird, Indiana State, 1979
- Carl Nicks, Indiana State, 1980
He also served as Assistant Athletics Director at University of New Mexico (1972–73) and the Athletics Director at Indiana State University (1974–80).
He was inducted into Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame (1982) and the UNM Athletic Hall of Honor (1987). In a formal ceremony on December 1, 1992, the basketball court at University Arena, "The Pit," was dedicated and named Bob King Court in honor of the man who built the program and made The Pit possible.
Read more about Bob King (basketball): Head Coaching Record
Famous quotes containing the words bob and/or king:
“English Bob: What I heard was that you fell off your horse, drunk, of course, and that you broke your bloody neck.
Little Bill Daggett: I heard that one myself, Bob. Hell, I even thought I was dead. ‘Til I found out it was just that I was in Nebraska.”
—David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. English Bob (Richard Harris)
“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)