. ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁middle ▁school ▁located ▁in ▁Southern ▁High lands , ▁N V ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lo is . ▁ ▁Other ▁bi ographical ▁details ▁He ▁had ▁small ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁film , ▁The ▁Fish ▁That ▁Sav ed ▁Pitts burgh ▁as ▁the ▁LA ▁Team ▁Co ach , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁film , ▁H one ym oon ▁in ▁Veg as ▁as ▁a ▁pok er ▁player , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁film , ▁Blue ▁Ch ips ▁as ▁a ▁basketball ▁coach . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁T ark an ian ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁city ▁council w oman ▁Lo is ▁T ark an ian . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁and ▁ten ▁grand children . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁sons , ▁D anny ▁T ark an ian , ▁was ▁an ▁All - American ▁Honor able ▁M ention ▁college ▁basketball ▁player ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁Jerry ▁T ark an ian ▁at ▁UN L V . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Nev ada ▁secretary ▁of ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁primary ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁mounted ▁an ▁un success ful ▁Republican ▁primary ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁Harry ▁Re id . ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁friend ▁of ▁college ▁basketball ▁coach ▁Bob ▁Knight . ▁T ark an ian ▁and ▁Knight ▁matched ▁w its ▁in ▁the ▁national