Tramel's ScissorTales: Gene Hackman was a gift to basketball in "Hoosiers"
Gene Hackman was 95 and almost four decades past the release of “Hoosiers” when he died. But coaches haven’t forgotten the ...
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Gene Hackman’s role in ‘Hoosiers’ led to unforgettable, beloved film for fans far beyond Indiana
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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In ‘Hoosiers,’ Gene Hackman gave us Norman Dale, a basketball coach we can’t forget
When great actors die, our grief multiplies. It feels like we lost them and every character they blessed with humanity. The ...
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'I loved playing here': Purdue icon Robbie Hummel on rivalry at IU basketball's Assembly Hall
Robbie Hummel was calling Friday's game as the Hoosiers hosted UCLA at Simon Skjodt ... you realize who's coached on those sidelines, Gene Keady and Bobby Knight. You realize who's played in ...
Gene Hackman gave us Norman Dale, a basketball coach we can’t forget
In “Hoosiers,” Gene Hackman, whose death was announced Thursday, created a man with understated strength, a taskmaster with ...
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Remembering Gene Hackman: The Hoosiers Legacy
Gene Hackman, famed for his role in 'Hoosiers' as Coach Norman Dale, left a significant mark on sports cinema. The film, ...