Coach Knight Donates $40,000 to TTU Library - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

He's known as the big man on the court, but Coach Bob Knight made books his #1 priority Tuesday.

Knight donated $40,000 to the Texas Tech Library as a sign of continuing support. When he arrived in Lubbock in 2001, Knight and his wife, Karen, created the Coach Bob Knight Library Fund with a $25,000 gift. Since then, he's also donated hundreds of books from his personal library to Texas Tech.

3/14/05 Texas Tech Benefits From Major Gifts A major gift from a Lubbock family will aid both young children learning to read and senior citizens facing the potential of alzheimer’s disease.

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