Frederick Rankin Taylor was an American college men's basketball coach for Ohio State University from 1959 to 1976. Prior to that, he played baseball for the Washington Senators.
Taylor, circa 1966
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Robert Montgomery Knight was an American men's college basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", he won 902 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and sixth a
Fred Taylor (basketball, born 1924)
…by the USBWA and UPI in 1961 and 1962. A talented recruiter, Taylor coached six All-Americans as well as Hall of Famers Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek and Bobby Knight. Taylor served as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1972 and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Committee from…
Knight watches Texas Tech practice in 2007
Mike Krzyzewski and Knight during his tenure at Army
Knight (left) and the 1976 undefeated national champion Indiana Hoosiers with President Gerald Ford at the White House
Knight with Isiah Thomas in 1981