Bobby Plump

Bobby Gene Plump (born September 9, 1936) was a member of the Milan High School basketball team that won the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Tournament in 1954. Plump was selected Indiana's coveted "Mr. Basketball" in 1954, the award bestowed upon Indiana's most outstanding senior basketball player as voted on by the press. Plump was also named one of the most noteworthy Hoosiers of the 20th century by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. He was also one of the 50 greatest sports figures from Indiana in the 20th century, according to Sports Illustrated.

After graduating from Butler University, he played three years for Phillips 66ers of the National Industrial Basketball League. Following his professional sports career with Phillips 66, he began a near forty-year career in the life insurance and financial consulting industry. After retiring from that career, he established "Plump's Last Shot", a restaurant in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Shot clocks for high school basketball remain a no for nearly half the states

Wtop 14 Mar 2025
For all the excitement of the final game in the film, the reality is that Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — held the ball unchallenged for four minutes in the fourth quarter with Milan ...

Hackman and Hoosiers — A Winning Team

The American Spectator 08 Mar 2025
Bobby Plump, the real-life Jimmy Chitwood, made a shot at the buzzer from approximately the same spot on the floor Jimmy made his, but he held the ball at the top of the key for over a minute before, ...

Gene Hackman’s Role in ‘Hoosiers’ Led to an Unforgettable, Beloved Film for Fans Far Beyond Indiana

The Epoch Times 01 Mar 2025
Bobby Plump—the real-life Jimmy Chitwood—said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana ...

Gene Hackman's role in 'Hoosiers' led to an unforgettable, beloved film for fans far beyond Indiana

Journal Gazette 01 Mar 2025
Bobby Plump -– the real-life Jimmy Chitwood –- said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest the world ... Plump was the star of that Milan team.

Hackman's role in 'Hoosiers' led to an unforgettable, beloved film for fans far beyond Indiana

Journal Gazette 01 Mar 2025
Bobby Plump – the real-life Jimmy Chitwood – said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest the world.

Gene Hackman made ‘Hoosiers’ a beloved film far beyond Indiana

Chatanooga Times Free Press 28 Feb 2025
Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier State basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest the world.

Hackman's role crucial to making 'Hoosiers' a classic

TimesDaily 28 Feb 2025
Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest the world ... .
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