AUSTIN – Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, who recently earned his 900th victory when the Red Raiders defeated archrival Texas A&M, is well-known for being the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
Knight, other LISD-related winners get awards
By Enrique Rangel A-j Austin Bureau
Wednesday, January 30, 2008Story last updated at 1/30/2008 – 1:40 am
AUSTIN – Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, who recently earned his 900th victory when the Red Raiders defeated archrival Texas A&M, is well-known for being the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
But what many basketball fans may not know is that Knight also has a long history of involvement in reading programs for low-income youngsters.
The Texas Association of Partners in Education wants to make sure that the whole world also knows about Knight’s work with those kids.
On Tuesday night, the association, better known for its acronym, TAPE, recognized Knight at an Austin banquet for his work with Knight Readers, the program he started in 1994 while coaching at the University of Indiana.
“This means a lot to him because that is what he’s tried to do,” said Steve Downing, Texas Tech senior associate athletic director for sports programs, who received the award on behalf of Knight because the Red Raiders had a practice.
One of the other six other winners were:
• Texas Tech Chess Club (Knight Raiders): “This after-school club is unique in that it allows any student to participate in the sport no matter their physical or mental abilities,” the program said.
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Go Tech!!
What is this word ‘winningest’: I can’t find it anywhere?
This abuse of language is no example to set our kids.
Nuh-uh, I funnah gonna tomunna da blunda bovina.
Check ’em Tech!
(^_^)!
Susan:
It’s your blog and you can post what you want to.
But the full name is the “Susan Polgar CHESS Blog” (my caps).
I hope you aren’t teaching any of your students that it’s okay to throw their chairs at the arbiter when they’re losing their game.