Bobby Gene Plump (born September 9, 1936) is a member of the Milan High School

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, who won the

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(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

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s 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 ''

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''. After graduating from

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, Plump played three years for the

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of the

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. Following his professional sports career with Phillips 66, he began working in the life insurance and financial consulting industry. "Plump's Last Shot," a restaurant in the

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neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana honors him and is currently run by his son Jonathan. Bobby Plump and his Milan High School teammates were part of the inspiration behind the 1986 film '' Hoosiers'', starring

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as coach of the fictitious Hickory Huskers. Hickory's star player, Jimmy Chitwood, takes his last-second shot in the championship game from the same spot Plump did in the 1954 state final.

Honors and awards

* 1954

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* 1954 IHSAA State championship * 1954 Trester Medal for Mental Attitude * 1957 Most Valuable Player (

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) * 1958 Most Valuable Player (

) * 1958 Member College Basketball All Star Team * 1981

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Inductee

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