Gene White was one of the original members of the 1954

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championship basketball team that inspired the film '' Hoosiers''. At 5'11" White played center for the Milan Indians. White's family owned a local

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, and his mother sold some of the family's chickens to fund a trip to

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for the state championship. White went on to attend Franklin College where he later taught mathematics and coached basketball. White also taught second-level algebra and calculus at Franklin Community High School.

References

Where are they now?
''The Indianapolis Star''.

''USA Today''.

''The Cincinnati Enquirer''.

External links

Milan '54 Museum, Inc.Milan Indians 1954 State Champs
Living people Basketball players from Indiana Franklin College (Indiana) faculty Franklin Grizzlies men's basketball players People from Franklin, Indiana Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area American men's basketball players Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-basketball-bio-stub