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

Hackman has died at 95, leaving behind a jewel of a sports movie about an Indiana high school basketball team. It might not ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. But in Indiana, Hackman’s role as small town basketball coach Norman Dale in the 1986 movie “Hoosiers” still resonates ...

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

Outtakes: Was Norman Dale actually a good coach? Plus How much does crosschecking somebody in the head get you fined? Depends ...

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

Gene Hackman, best known for playing coach Norman Dale in the movie "Hoosiers," died on Wednesday, according to the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico.

Actor Gene Hackman has been pronounced dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Fans may seek favorite movies. Watch these classic clips from "Hoosiers".

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

The soul is elsewhere. That's how it felt Thursday night when I sat and watched Gene Hackman play Coach Norman Dale one more time in "Hoosiers." The world learned about the mysterious death of ...

The soul is elsewhere. That’s how it felt Thursday night when I sat and watched Gene Hackman play Coach Norman Dale one more time in “Hoosiers.” The world learned about the mysterious death ...