The scoreboard was used in the high school centered in town from 1904 to 1961 where the Mulberry Berries played. Jerry played ...

Basketball is a game that requires not just talent but also dedication and hard work. The blend of athleticism, strategy, and ...

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

Fans can relive the magic of Hickory’s underdog basketball team running the picket fence play all over again in Gene Hackman's classic movie Hoosiers. Director David Anspaugh’s must-see sports film ...

“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.” ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When I heard that Gene Hackman had died, I thought of the movie “Hoosiers.” I thought of Coach Norman Dale at Hickory High. I thought of so many scenes from the movie when ...

FILE - 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 ...

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.

Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans for a single reason: His unforgettable role as Hickory Huskers coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers,” the 1986 movie loosely based on ...