Foppa Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey, you know that really famous basketball movie from your state? I think it's called 'Hoosiers'. It's about this school not known for basketball, has a new coach, loses a player they probably needed, but then comes together and does the unthinkable and beats an established 'basketball school'? Just wondered if you knew what that school, 'Hickory', what their nickname was. 6 Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 How about the Huskers . . . Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey, you know that really famous basketball movie from your state? I think it's called 'Hoosiers'. It's about this school not known for basketball, has a new coach, loses a player they probably needed, but then comes together and does the unthinkable and beats an established 'basketball school'? Just wondered if you knew what that school, 'Hickory', what their nickname was. Hickory Huskers. I remember a big sign "Go Huskers" painted in red barn at convoy scene. "Hoosiers" (Gene Hackman) based on real story but "Hickory" and "Huskers" made up. Actually, Milan High School "Indians" (less than 150 students) instead of Hickory Huskers which won 1954 Indiana state championship against powerful Muncie Central High School, a school ten times its size. Kinda like Fairmont HS against Omaha Central. It's about this school not known for basketball Not true. Milan is basketball-loving town Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey, you know that really famous basketball movie from your state? I think it's called 'Hoosiers'. It's about this school not known for basketball, has a new coach, loses a player they probably needed, but then comes together and does the unthinkable and beats an established 'basketball school'? Just wondered if you knew what that school, 'Hickory', what their nickname was. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yeah, the story is embellished a lot. Milan was definitely a small town, but they had actually been in the state finals the year before. It was no fluke that they were in the finals or that they won. BTW been to the Indiana State Basketball HOF. It is a phenomenal shrine to all thing Indiana basketball. Quote Link to comment
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