Dwaine Knight - Inducted 2004

Biography:

dwaine-knightDwaine Knight is a two-time national golf coach of the year and was inducted to the GCAA Hall of Fame in 2002.
During his tenure as golf coach at UNLV, the Rebels have been to 12 consecutive NCAA Championships and won the national title in 1998. In his career, he has coached 31 All-Americans and has tutored such notable golfers as PGA stars Chris Riley, Chad Campbell, Adam Scott and Ryan Moore.
Knight is an accomplished golfer himself having spent five years on the PGA Tour including a win in the 1973 Southwest PGA Championship.

 

 

The Knight File


Born:  Panama City, Florida

Education: University of New Mexico, 1969

Family: Wife - Debbie,  Daughter - Keely

Claim to Fame: Two-time NCAA Golf Coach of the Year; member of the GCAA Hall of Fame; led UNLV to the 1998 NCAA Golf Championship; has taken the Rebels to 12 straight NCAA Tournaments.