Former Wichita Mayor Bob Knight doing well after brain surgery, wife says

Former Wichita Mayor Bob Knight is doing well after Sunday surgery for brain bleeding, his wife said this morning.

Knight suffered the injury in a recent fall, Jane Knight said, causing the development of a subdural hematoma, or bleeding on the surface of the brain.

“They said it’s a simple surgery,” Jane Knight said. “It doesn’t sound simple to us, though.”

Jane Knight declined to identify the hospital where her husband had the surgery, citing privacy concerns.

Knight was the first elected Wichita mayor by a popular vote, serving five terms spanning from 1980 to 2003. He served as a city commissioner and City Council member. Knight resigned as mayor in 2003 to take a post as the Kansas Secretary of Commerce.

Since leaving public life, Knight has been active in the Kansas casino industry, spearheading drives to bring a casino to the Wichita area.