Hackman starred as Coach Norman Dale in Hoosiers, a role that came during the height of his career. He went on to appear in Mississippi Burning, which earned him an Oscars nomination in 1988, before ...

Actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie “Hoosiers” at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, Friday, ...

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.

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After the script was written, after the scenes and the settings and the lines had been perfected, the pages were handed over to Jack Nicholson. They were pages filled with the story of a small-town ...

MILAN, Indiana — The dazzling films of Gene Hackman stand out for sports fan for one reason: His unforgettable role as Norman Dale, coach of the feel-good, state champion Hickory Huskers in “Hoosiers.

Declared as one of the greatest sports movies in film history, the 1986 flick Hoosiers starred the late Gene Hackman as high school basketball Coach Norman Dale. The famed film follows the story of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone ...

"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 ...

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