Hoosiers & Glory Road
HOOSIERS
Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers"
I just watched "Hoosiers" for the 15th time and it is still one of the greatest, most inspiring basketball movie of all time. Tiny Indiana High School goes all the way.
Hoosiers originally came out in 1986 and stars Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. The movie features some great life lessons seen through basketball. I wonder how many coaches have shown this movie to their team to fire them up. I was fired up sitting on my couch at 11 at night. Another reason this movie is so good is that it is based on real events.
There are some great scenes that I could watch over and over again. Here are a few of my favorites:
Clips on YouTube from "Hoosiers"
GLORY ROAD
1966 NCAA Championship Team
"Glory Road" tells the inspiring true story of the tiny Texas Western basketball team and the the first all African-American starting lineup, who took the county by storm, winning the 1966 NCAA Tournament title. Josh Lucas stars as Hall of Famer Don Haskins, the passionately dedicated college basketball coach who basically changed the history of basketball with his team's victory. Jon Voight plays legendary Kentucky Coach Adolph Rupp.
"Glory Road" is a true story that for the movie was slightly dramatized a bit. But make no mistake, this a powerful and moving basketball film that gives you a real glimpse into the racially charged culture of 1966.
Clips on YouTube from "Glory Road"
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