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Milan Miracle: The Town That Hoosiers Left Behind

Milan Miracle: The Town That Hoosiers Left Behind

Riley, Bill

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Will lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose basketball team inspired Hoosiers, the greatest underdog sports movie ever made. From a town of just 1,816 residents, the team remains forever an underdog, but one with a storied past that has them eternally frozen in their 1954 moment of glory. Every ten years or so, Milan has a winning season, but for the most part, they only manage a win or two each year. And still, perhaps because it's the only option for Milan, the town believes that the Indians can rise again. Bill Riley follows the modern day Indians for a season and explores how the Milan myth still permeates the town, the residents, and their high level of expectations of the team. Riley deftly captures the camaraderie between the players and their coach and their school pride in being Indians. In the end, there are few wins or causes for celebration--there is only the little town where basketball is king and nearly the whole town shows up to watch each game. The legend of Milan and Hoosiers is both a blessing and a curse.

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Publisher
QUARRY BOOKS
Bisac Major Subject
Sports & Recreation
Bisac Minor Subject
Basketball
Binding Type
Paperback
Country Of Origin
US
Number Of Units
1
Length
8.9 Inches
Barcode Indicator
EAN
Width
6.0 Inches
Publication Date
1970-01-01
Height
0.5 Inches
ISBN 10
0253020891
Weight
0.6 Pounds
Book EAN
9780253020895
Target Audiance
Adults

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