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https://www.wcpo.com/sports/high-school-sports/the-18-seconds-that-changed-indiana-high-school-hoops-forever Milan's 1954 state championship was a once-in-a-lifetime moment  Posted 5:00 PM, Mar 19, 2024 and last updated 2:48 AM, Mar 21, 2024  By: Mike Dyer , Marshall Kramsky  70 years ago, upstart Milan High School, with an enrollment of 161 students is leading four-time state champion Muncie Central (enrollment of 1,662 students) 30-28. This video begins with :45 seconds to go in the Indiana high school basketball state championship of 1954. It's the last :18 seconds of the game that inspired the movie "Hoosiers," represented dribble for dribble in the film, as it was in real life. It's a feat that will never be accomplished again as the small school of Milan beat out 751 other teams in the then-one-class tournament system.  INDIANAPOLIS — It's March 20, 1954.  Butler Fieldhouse is filled to capacity with 15,000 people. There is less than a minute to go in wh...

Cover of Hoosiers https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2011/11/21/hoosiers-turns-25/ Lifestyle By  Bob Cook , Former Contributor. I write about youth sports under the title: Your Kid's Not Going Pro. Nov 21, 2011, 04:03pm EST Save Article Twenty-five years ago this month, the greatest youth sports movie -- nay, the greatest sports movie -- ever was released. If you're in Europe, you might know it under the title "Best Shot," but for those of us in America, especially those of us with Indiana roots, it's "Hoosiers." Like the Hickory Huskers, "Hoosiers," at first glance, didn't seem to have much of a shot at success. Its name stars -- Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper and Barbara Hershey -- were off the peak of their box-office powers, even as they kept grinding out movies. ("Hoosiers" was one of EIGHT Dennis Hopper appearances in 1986 releases.) Still, Hackman joked during filming that he and Hopper would probably never work again a...

Entre maladies et chutes, les Visma-Lease a bike ont vécu une année 2024 noire, et particulièrement leurs leaders, Wout Van Aert et Jonas Vingegaard. Les Néerlandais ont essayé d’en tirer des leçons, mais la malchance demeure, à quelques jours du week-end " Quand je passe un an sans gagner,  ce qui n’est pas arrivé souvent dans ma carrière,  on se demande si on va lever les bras à nouveau"    - RABOBANK FUTUR SPONSOR DE VISMA-LEASE A BIKE 27 Feb 2025 - L'Équipe PIERRE MENJOT Ça y est, les premiers pavés s’offrent au peloton au milieu des odeurs de frites, la saison commence pour de vrai avec le weekend d’ouverture belge, le Nieuwsblad samedi, Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne dimanche, et tous les rêves sont permis. Les Visma-Lease a bike en avaient de grands il y a un an et tout était parti sur de très bonnes bases avec deux victoires royales, Jan Tratnik (désormais chez Red Bull-Bora) sur la première course, Wout Van Aert sur la seconde, puis le doublé Paris-Nice - Tirreno A...

http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/hoosiers.php Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Hopper based on the true story of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team Reel Face: Real Face: Gene Hackman Born: January 30, 1930 Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, USA  Marvin Wood (Norman Dale in the film) Born: January 21, 1928 Birthplace: Morristown, Indiana, USA Died: October 13, 1999, South Bend, Indiana (lymphoma) Maris Valainis Born: 1963 Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Bobby Plump (Jimmy Chitwood in the film) Born: 1936 Birthplace: Pierceville, Indiana, USA "In Milan, people didn't look at us as if we were something special. We were just part of the community. The only way I knew we were special was when the motorcycle policeman revved up his motorcycle and took us through all those red lights." - Bobby Plump on winning the 1954 Championship (1995 Teacher Magazine Interview) Questioning the Story: Is the name of the championship team really t...