Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest of the world.

With this week’s death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, one of his roles will forever be embedded in my soul — that of Coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers.” ...

A small-town high school basketball movie set in the 1950s still speaks to some of us, and the late Gene Hackman helped bring it to life.

More than 300 student-athletes were honored Friday night at the 2024 OKC Metro High School Sports Awards, presented by LC ...

When great actors die, our grief multiplies. It feels like we lost them and every character they blessed with humanity. The ...

Investigation intensifies after pacemaker sheds light on time of death - The Oscar-winning actor, best known for ‘The French ...

In “Hoosiers,” Gene Hackman, whose death was announced Thursday, created a man with understated strength, a taskmaster with ...

The Sooners had the perfect combination of pitching excellence and stellar offense as they ran away from the Matadors.

Gene Hackman, famed for his role in 'Hoosiers' as Coach Norman Dale, left a significant mark on sports cinema. The film, ...