The Chair Heard ’Round Bloomington: When Bobby Knight Let Furniture Do the Talking (Feb. 23, 1985)
On February 23, 1985, inside Assembly Hall, an Indiana vs. Purdue rivalry game barely had time to settle in before it produced one of the most replayed “you’ve gotta be kidding me” moments in sports history: Indiana coach Bobby Knight picked up a chair and hurled it onto the court. The spark was a fast-burning mix of whistles and frustration. In an officiating-side retelling, referee Phil Bova recalled Indiana being hit with its third foul in 59 seconds, followed by an obscenity and then successive technicals that sent the situation…
Read More