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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 11: Former Milan High school basketball star Bobby Plump and other members of the movie Hoosiers honored on the court during the mens college basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and Eastern Illinois Panthers on December 11, 2021, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.Hoosiers is a tremendous sports movie. It’s sort of the story of everyman, or in this case team, that rose to greatness.

It’s based on the amazing story of the 1954 Milan High School team that won the Indiana State Tournament. It’s not that impressive until you realize that Milan was a very, very small town and the tournament, at that point, was open. In other words, there were no…