Legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight’s 1987 national championship ring is being auctioned off.
The ring is currently listed at Sotheby’s with an estimated sales price of $60,000 to $80,000. It is described as a 10 karat gold ring with various jewels.
Knight auctioned all of his national championship rings, his Olympic gold medal, and other items in 2012. He said at the time he was doing it to raise money for his grandchildren’s college education.
He was never into putting such items on display in his home.
“I’ve got stuff I didn’t even know I had,” Knight said at the time. “I don’t put anything up in the house. If you came into the house you would think I was a mailman. And I don’t even wear rings.”
The 1987 ring went for $54,000 in 2012. An individual named Jim Taubenfeld won the ring.
Knight passed away in 2023 at the age of 83.
Photos via Sotheby’s.
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