Hackman starred as Coach Norman Dale in Hoosiers, a role that came during the height of his career. He went on to appear in Mississippi Burning, which earned him an Oscars nomination in 1988 ...

Watch: Classic 'Hoosiers' movie scenes, iconic Norman Dale speech ... the Hickory Huskers in 1952 Indiana, seemed perfectly cast for Hackman, who was then a 55-year-old veteran actor who had ...

According to the “Hoosiers” IMDB page, Hopper asked Anspaugh to give ... “He told me how he’d sat the cast and crew of ‘Sling Blade’ down and screened ‘Hoosiers’ for them and ...

Hackman took the Hoosiers players under his wing ... though he had a standing invitation. The movie's writer, Angelo Pizzo, and cast members have made appearances over the years.

After Hackman’s death, we spoke to cast members from the film about ... You really in those films got to see how funny he was.” “Hoosiers” is a movie that people continue to watch almost ...

Watch: Classic 'Hoosiers' movie scenes, iconic Norman Dale speech The role of Norman Dale, a coach trying to make the most of his second chance leading the Hickory Huskers in 1952 Indiana, seemed ...

Declared as one of the greatest sports movies in film history, the 1986 flick Hoosiers starred the late Gene Hackman as high school basketball Coach Norman Dale. The famed film follows the story ...