![]() ![]() Luckily for Dale, the Internet didn't exist in 1951, and only one person in town - Myra Fleener (Barbara Hershey) - knows how to look up information in a library. Remember, this is a coach with a history of assault, having punched one of his own players at Ithaca College and receiving a lifetime ban for it. Instead of being the calming influence his team needs, he instigates a brawl by dressing down the referee, taunting the opposing coach and slapping - yes, slapping - the hand of a kid on the other team. Take Hickory's first road game of the season, a tough, physical battle where emotions are running high. (I prefer the longer-view approach of Herman Boone in "Remember the Titans," when he quietly asks Gerry Bertier, "You know who your daddy is, doncha?")īut put Coach Dale on the bench, with folks in the stands and pressure in the air, and he crumbles. You can even say he's a strong leader, if you think running off two players in the first minute of your first practice is the way to establish authority. Having his players measure the height of the basket and the distance to the free-throw line before the state final is genius. Just watch Gene Hackman snap off one perfect chest pass after another, all the while imploring the boys to "pop it, pop it." He's a brilliant psychologist. ![]() Norman Dale is a great teacher of fundamentals. MGM"Hoosiers" is one of the finest sports movies ever - in spite of Norman Dale's lack of expertise.ĭon't get me wrong. ![]()
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