Frailey's Mustang Mania Gets a Case of Hoosier Hysteria

March 27, 2011

Indiana


Spring break for the Matzen family this year got off to a rousing start with a road trip to Indiana and 36 hours of immersion in Indiana High School Basketball.  In this episode of Frailey's Mustang Mania, you're going to take a trip to Indianapolis to meet the all-time great-Bobby Plump of the famous Miracle of Milan in 1954 and the reason why the movie "Hoosiers" came about. 

Other stops after visiting with Bobby Plump at his restaurant include a pit-stop at Hinkle Field House at Butler University, a trip to the famous Hoosier Gym in Knightstown (where we interviewed Henryville HS Head Coach Perry Hunter) and a final stop in New Castle to tour the world's largest high school gym and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

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This trip was so special that even an hour-plus long episode could not possibly cover it all.  We hope you'll take a look at some of the links below to learn more about some of the people and places we visited (click on each name or title below):

a photo montage of the entire trip

Bobby Plump

Plump's Last Shot Restaurant

(book)  Bobby Plump-Last of the Small Town Heroes

(book)  Historic Hoosier Gyms-Discovering Bygone Basketball Landmarks

Milan '54 Museum

The Hoosier Gym

Henryville Hornets Basketball

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

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