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.

I wanted to thank him for ‘Hoosiers.’ I’m glad I didn’t.

When I heard that Gene Hackman had died, I thought of the movie “Hoosiers.” I thought of Coach Norman Dale at Hickory High. I ...

Gene Hackman, who was found dead on Feb. 26, along with his deceased wife, shared the screen with an admirable list of ...

In “Hoosiers,” Gene Hackman, whose death was announced Thursday, created a man with understated strength, a taskmaster with ...

The two-time Academy Award winner left an indelible mark on Hollywood, but here in Indiana, he will always be remembered as Coach Norman Dale, the tough yet inspiring leader of the underdog ...

Discover how the iconic film "Hoosiers" starring Gene Hackman helped transform the Hoosier Gym into a basketball haven for ...

Declared as one of the greatest sports movies in film history, the 1986 flick Hoosiers starred the late Gene Hackman as high ...

The movie "Hoosiers," which starred Gene Hackman as Norman Dale, is one of the greatest sports movies of all time.