Bobby Plump

Bobby plump

Following his professional sports career with Phillips 66, he began working in the life insurance and financial consulting industry. "Plump's Last Shot," a restaurant in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana honors him and is currently run by his son Jonathan.

How old is Bobby Plump?

86 years (9 September 1936)Bobby Plump / Age

Was Hoosiers a true story?

Is Hoosiers based on a true story? The film is very loosely based on "The Milan Miracle," the story of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team, which won the state championship on a last-second shot by Bobby Plump. Milan also made it to the state championship game in 1953.

How tall was Bobby Plump?

1.85 m Bobby Plump / Height

How long did Bobby Plump hold the ball?

Plump held the ball amidst more noise than you'll hear in the wildest fast breaking game, for four minutes and 14 seconds and then called time. Only 3:38 remained to be played.

Was there a real life Jimmy Chitwood?

It ends with a buzzer-beating shot by Hickory's star player, Jimmy Chitwood. What you might not know is that the movie is based off a true story of a star player who took a last-second shot for small Milan (Indiana) High School in the 1954 state championship game. His name was Bobby Plump.

How historically accurate is the movie Hoosiers?

Not entirely. Similar to the fictional Hickory High in the film, it's true that there were only 161 students enrolled at the real school (Milan High). However, unlike in the movie, 58 of the 73 boys at the school tried out for the basketball team. There were 10 players on the Milan team in 1954, not six.

Is Hickory a real high school?

Like the film's fictional Hickory High School, Milan was a very small high school in a rural, southern Indiana town. Both schools had undersized teams. Both Hickory and Milan won the state finals by 2 points: Hickory won 42–40, and Milan won 32–30.

Why do people from Indiana call themselves Hoosiers?

There was once a contractor named Hoosier employed on the Louisville and Portland Canal who preferred to hire laborers from Indiana. They were called "Hoosier's men" and eventually all Indianans were called Hoosiers.

Who made the winning shot in Hoosiers?

Maris Valainis (Latvian: Māris Valainis) (born on February 18, 1963) is an American construction consultant and a former actor, best known for his role in the 1986 film Hoosiers. He portrayed Jimmy Chitwood, a basketball player who makes a last-second shot to win the 1952 Indiana state high school championship.

What did Norman Dale do?

Coach Norman Dale. Here's what the movie makes clear about Coach Dale: He won a (presumably Division III) national championship at Ithaca College before getting tagged with a lifetime ban from coaching at the NCAA level for punching his own player in the jaw.

Where was Hoosiers filmed?

The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers, starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper.

What happened to Bobby Knight when he threw a chair?

“It caught everybody by surprise,” said Bova, one of three officials who simultaneously tossed Knight for his toss. “The chair went across the floor almost into the handicapped section. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but it came awful darn close.

What number was Bobby Plump?

Bobblehead, Bobby Plump #25.

Did any actors in Hoosiers play basketball?

Brad Boyle as Whit Butcher Brad Boyle and director David Anspaugh both played for the same high school basketball team in Decatur, Indiana.

What is the famous line in the movie Hoosiers?

I play, coach stays. He goes, I go.”

Is Hickory Indiana a real place?

There is no town of Hickory in Indiana.

Who was the drunk dad in Hoosiers?

Coach Dale (Gene Hackman) visits basketball-wise drunk Shooter (Dennis Hopper), the father of one of his players, at his backwoods hide-out, in Hoosiers, 1986.

Why did 5 Hoosiers get suspended?

Five members of the Indiana men's basketball team were suspended “for disciplinary reasons” and did not play against Northwestern in Tuesday's 59-51 loss. Those players were guards Xavier Johnson, Parker Stewart, Khristian Lander and Tamar Bates, as well as center Michael Durr.

Is Hoosiers an underdog story?

Loosely based on the real-life David-vs-Goliath story of the 1954 Milan, Indiana, high school squad that defeated a much-larger team from Muncie Central in the state championships, Hoosiers is a classic underdog tale.

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