Bobby Plump -– the real-life Jimmy Chitwood –- said ... His unforgettable role as Hickory Huskers coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers,” the 1986 movie loosely based on tiny Milan’s run ...

After Gene Hackman'a death, 'Hoosiers' director David Anspaugh tells story of how Jack Nicholson almost took on lead role in ...

Every spring, basketball takes over the sports world thanks to March Madness — but what happens when the games are over? Michael Jordan not only played basketball for years, but he has been the ...

"Hoosiers" -- which was loosely based on the real-life story of Milan winning Indiana’s 1954 state title -- was ranked the top sports movie in a 2020 poll of 70 Associated Press sports writers ...

“I can’t explain how popular the movie still is other than it moves people,” Anspaugh told “Variety” in a 2016 interview commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of “Hoosiers.” ...

Bobby Plump -– the real-life Jimmy Chitwood –- said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest of the world.

"In my book, we’re gonna be winners." That famous line was delivered at the end of a speech by Gene Hackman's character Norman Dale in "Hoosiers." His Hickory Huskers went on to become winners on and ...