son, Benjamin, in 1978 with his first wife Julie. He divorced and remarried Angela, a schoolteacher, and had two daughters, Sarah (born 1993) and Rebecca. In February 2015, Knights publicly revealed that Sarah had been struggling with a mystery illness that left her confined to a wheelchair. Sarah and her mother flew to Germany for specialist treatment, where a diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed. They returned to Melbourne later in the year to commence intensive rehabilitation. References External links AFL Hall of Fame - Players 1946 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Peter Crimmins Medal winners Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Hawthorn Football Club coaches Brisbane Bears coaches Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Devonport Football Club coaches Victorian State of Origin players Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players