Two different people are claiming that Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight shot them in two separate hunting accidents last month. In both cases, the people say they suffered no injuries when they were hit with birdshot. One person, Mary Ann Chumley, says a stray pellet hit her on the foot on Oct. 20. She says Knight was hunting too close to her barn and that he apologized for it. The other person, James Simpson, told Lubbock police he was hit in the neck and back by pellets from Knight's shotgun after yelling at him for hunting too close to his house.
Simpson said he thinks either Knight or his hunting partner shot at him on purpose. Knight called that "ridiculous."
"That's all been taken care of, that's over with," Knight said. "You haven't heard anything from that guy for two weeks. That's done. I got no comment on that whatsoever because that's absolute (expletive)."I seriously doubt Bob Knight would intentionally fire a gun at someone, but I also think it would be nice if he'd show a little concern for these two people. And I think it would be nice if he'd show a little more caution when he's out shooting his gun, seeing as he also shot a friend with 16 pellets while hunting in 1999. The world would probably be a better place if Bob Knight never shot a shotgun again.
Watch a low-quality video of the confrontation between Knight and Simpson, taped off a TV screen:
UPDATE: Bobby Knight Denies Shooting at House, Doesn't Appreciate Swearing and Cussing
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 4)
1. If any other human being was involved in these incidents, there would not be a story. Why is there one now?
Posted at 8:58PM on Nov 28th 2007 by randy mccallister
2. I guess things have changed. When I was in my youth and used to hunt, we would always ask permission to hunt on someone's property. It's the proper and respectful thing to do.
Posted at 6:12AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Robert Link
3. Bob Knight always has had a bad & vicious temper. If he shot people, he (in his own mind) thought they got in the way & deserved what they got.
Posted at 6:20AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Dyan
4. Isn't it odd that these people are sure it was Bob Knight who discharged the shotgun that fired the pellets that struck them. Were they watching him hunt? This whole thing sounds fishy to me....
Posted at 6:20AM on Nov 29th 2007 by william
5.
To the person who wrote the comment #3:
Prior to posting something on the net for the world to see, get a dictionary and place it close to your computer. Your thoughts, which may prove to be insightful, are lost on your inability to spell.
Posted at 6:37AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Julie
6. First and foremost, its pure speculation that Bobby Knight (himself) shot in the direction of a building while bird hunting the other day (and hit anyone at all). #2. If he did (and that's a huge IF), he most certainly did not do it intentionally nor maliciously mean to do harm in either case. Period. End of report! On a whole different subject...my interest is in Mr. Knight's golf game. I'd venture to guess he may have trouble hanging on to golf clubs and miscellaneous parts and pieces of THAT game.
Posted at 6:41AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Whistlin Jack
7. A man who shoots off his mouth indescriminately will also shoot off his pellet gun indiscriminately.
Posted at 7:12AM on Nov 29th 2007 by J. Robben
8. Having had my very own personal run-in with Knight while I was a student at IU 30 years ago, I can say that nothing this a-hole does surprises me.
Posted at 7:25AM on Nov 29th 2007 by L
9. To hunt in Texas, you hunt on your own land OR lease the right to land for setting up blinds and year around feeders (so a city slicker can ambush the well-fed, trained animals during hunting season). Many of these leased areas are close to residential areas and highways....Texas lawmakers need to survey these close proximity leases and consider banning hunting within these areas and the number of hunters allowed per lease.
Posted at 7:30AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Nina
10. To J Robben .
How many times did you say a word in anger ?
Does that mean you will shoot someone even with a squirtgun ?
I hunt and most hunters I know as well as me , dont shoot at people .
By the way , my Thanksgiving dinner was wild turkey that came from the field and not from the liquor store .
Posted at 7:39AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Belle Starr
11. at least he isnt throwing chairs anymore.......lol
Posted at 7:47AM on Nov 29th 2007 by mark andrews
12. jeez, every loser wants their 10 minutes of fame by attacking coach knight. the guy is old news, and about ready to retire. get off his back!!!!!!
Posted at 7:47AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Go Louisville
13. Getting hit with bird shot at these distances is mildly annoying at worst.
Knight is a jerk but this is "Much ado about Nothing"
Posted at 7:48AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Kevin Dallett
14. why was there such a uproar ove the fact that Dick Chaney did the same thing?
Posted at 7:49AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Joe Bell
15. To the person that wrote comment #5. Many have tried but have come short. Know one is perfect and there are such things as typing errors. God forbid you make a mistake. I know you are perfect. Millions of people starving in this world and you are worried about spelling or typing. Get a life.
Posted at 8:06AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Barry Hersh
16. How the hell do you all know what happened....were you all there? Jeez noone knows if it was him, intentional or not.
Posted at 8:16AM on Nov 29th 2007 by j
17. Like the VP you have a hot head with guns thats why this is a story
Posted at 8:23AM on Nov 29th 2007 by atedensjj
18. man i go hunting all the time and when your bird hunting shooting up in the air pellets go a ways but with no harm being done i hunt on state property and i have been hit with pellets alot. people that live next to places like that know the risk and choose to live there anyways. apperantly these peaple live next to hunting land and this is not the first time this has happened to them but now they see a chance to make some real money off him.
Posted at 8:34AM on Nov 29th 2007 by speedbum
19. GO BOBBY GO!!!!!!!!! You've got'em on the run boy.. WHOO WWEEEEE!!!!! Talk about pissin' em off. Boy your hated more than a coon in a redneck bar. HEEEHEEE HE, HEEEHEEE HE!!!!!! To make a point don't be overly perspicacious about everything you hear or read.
Posted at 9:00AM on Nov 29th 2007 by whocares
20. To comment #5..There is nothing wrong with his spelling...besides, this site is for posting comments on the article...not to tell someone to get a dictionary before sitting down at their computer. Didn't realize you were PERFECT
Posted at 9:08AM on Nov 29th 2007 by Sandy