[Gene Hackman wasn't the first choice to play "Hoosiers" coach Norman Dale.
Jack Nicholson agreed to play the fictitious Hickory High School basketball coach for three months in the 1980s until a lawsuit prevented him from being a part of what many consider to be the No. 1 sports movie of all-time.]
'Hoosiers' movie: What you may not know about the No. 1 sports movie of all-time
Jack Nicholson, not Gene Hackman, was the original coach cast and other things you might not know about 'Hoosiers' and how it was inspired by the 1954 Milan High School basketball state champions.
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