Bob Knight (basketball, born 1929)
Robert F. Knight was an American professional basketball player. Knight played in the American Basketball League between 1947 and 1953, winning a league championship with the Manchester British-Americans in the 1952–53 season. He also played in two games for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association at the start of the 1954–55 NBA season. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Knight played on-and-off for the Harlem Globetrotters.