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 ...

The soul is elsewhere. That’s how it felt Thursday night when I sat and watched Gene Hackman play Coach Norman Dale one more ...

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

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.

And of course, there is Gene Hackman as Norman Dale, arguably the greatest coach in sports movie history. Gene Hackman as Norman Dale during the filming of “Hoosiers” at Butler’s Hinkle ...

Hoosiers' deleted scenes: Finally, the movie makes complete sense Gene Hackman as coach Norman Dale in 'Hoosiers': Benching on principle Gene Hackman as coach Norman Dale in 'Hoosiers': Coach's ...

Gene Hackman endeared himself to Hoosiers as coach Norman Dale in the move "Hoosiers". His acting colleagues and producer of the movie share memories of Hackman, who died Thursday. After reading ...

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 ...