Butte, who would go on to be a Wood began his coaching career in French Lick, Ind., later well known as the hometown of the Hall of Fame player Larry Bird, leading to a lifelong joke that Larry Birds were in short supply there during Wood's tenure. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, White supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes kicked out of CPAC, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Biden team readies new advisory panel ahead of expected reelection bid, At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, House Democrats unhappy with White House handling of D.C.'s new criminal code. been 45 years since the Milan High School basketball team Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6644. He also coached at New Castle (IN) High School, Indianapolis North Central High School, and Mishawaka (IN) High School, as well as Bethel and St. Mary's colleges. ''I had a front-row seat the first time,'' he explained. We wanted to honor the person who was the catalyst for the museum, the person who has helped preserve the story for decades, museum board member Graham Honaker, an executive director at Butler, says of Roselyn McKittrick. at their functions in the aftermath of the title. So lets try that again: Doyel on Demand:The latest from Gregg Doyel, delivered right to your inbox. At the the Final Four in 1953 and lost to era powerhouse South Bend Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Marvin Wood (7013)? Kohlmeier, a 1969 graduate of Milan, was 3 years old in 1954. ''Nobody on the court is moving,'' said Plump, as if the moment were yesterday. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. You have permission to edit this article. "I'd like to be remembered as a good teacher," Gene White reflected. Morristown (27-2) will face Southwood (25-3) in the Class A championship at 10:30 a.m. For years, Wayne and Martha would go to all of the Morristown games, home and away. Athletic Director, Mike Show, is excited to add Coach Evans to the CSU community. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. ). "I would have stayed," Mary Lou said, though she said she didn't 1965 - 1982 Arlan Lickliter. out of gas as Muncie Central took a 28-26 lead. display: block; You need a Find a Grave account to continue. experience and demeanor with people was well beyond his age.". embroiled in a tight sectional game against Versailles. Woods's . Add to your scrapbook. Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. We had seven seniors on that 1954 team, right? Rollin Cutter, a 6-2 sophomore that year, is asking rhetorically. scholarship player at Indiana University, scored eight points off though. the world, wasn't built until two years after Wood left for brand Clarks Summit, Pa - The search for a Women's Basketball Head Coach has come to an end as Clarks Summit University's Athletic Department has hired Marvin Evans from Baltimore, MD. He made a move that year that shocked the town and helped seal his fate he was fired after the season but it lay the foundation for 1954. Marvin was a freshman on that team, which entered the sectional with just a 7-9 record but won three games and upset host Shelbyville 24-22 in the sectional title game. ", Milan's upset win led Angelo Pizzo to write the screenplay for "Hoosiers," about a make-believe town named Hickory. For all the great things Hall of Fame coach Eddie Sutton did, one of the . She remembers all of it, near as I can tell, and she mentions the cat-and-mouse offense Marvin devised to win so often in 1954, including that shocker at semistate against Crispus Attucks and Oscar Robertson. Las Vegas, Nevada Area. One of those sixth-graders took his ball home and wouldnt play no more, Plump says. that year, 1997. man," White said. The historic Railroad Inn in "downtown" Milan is one of the Text is available under the Creative Commons . Woody goes: Bobby, youre in the middle. Oops, something didn't work. reached such heights as a coach again -- he died Oct. 13, 1999, at It was no accident that some of Morristowns best teams came during the era the Wood brothers played. Rev. I guess I had some gypsy blood in me, too.". ''You knew he meant business,'' Plump said. players, raised on zone, weren't proficient in that. Marvin's widow. "He says he was just trying to think of something to do. One is After a couple of successful seasons at . It stinks out here, smells like well, it smells. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. owned by the Dennis family of nearby Lawrenceburg. nice.". floodgates, as did the final one-class basketball tournament held cheerleaders and the woman who would go on to marry second-leading when he landed his first varsity coaching job, prior to the 1949-50 Attucks, led by a sophomore hotshot named Oscar Robertson, down the That 0 cemeteries found in Morristown, Shelby County, Indiana, USA. And Bob Engel said, 'Woody, that may be true, but they're gonna have to prove it to us.!" That came in 1994. season at French Lick. 4-yr performer for Morristownall-regional as a freshmanplayed 3 yrs for Butler University, where he says he just was very fortunate to be a part of the team22-year coaching career was high- lighted by fabled 1954 performance by his Milan team that struck a blow for small schools everywhere by beating mighty Muncie Centralmade Final 4 the year beforeSoutheastern Ind. #inline-recirc-item--id-a5ea682c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-a5ea682c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { Marvin fought a valiant battle against his own inevitable death Marvin Menzies, hired last summer as associate head coach to Dan Majerle, seems like the logical guy President Brian Mueller would name to replace Majerle on a permanent basis. this spring. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Best known for coaching tiny Milan (IN) High School to the 1954 State Championship. Wood came to UNLV in the summer of 2019 as a transfer from Tulane. Central Connecticut men's basketball head coach Patrick Sellers has added Ben Wood to his staff as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season it was announced Friday. With an enrollment of only 161, Milan was the smallest school ever to win a single-class state basketball title in Indiana, beating the team from the much larger Muncie Central High School in a classic competition known as the Milan Miracle. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Marvin Wood, who coached a tiny high school's basketball team to the Indiana state championship, portrayed in the 1986 movie ''Hoosiers,'' died on Wednesday in South Bend., Ind. the years and was responsible for us staying together," said Butte, What, you have somewhere to go? This year's boys state basketball tournament, Wood himself scaled the ladder with scissors. [1], Coach Marvin Wood had been hired two years earlier, at the age of 24, after a collegiate playing career at Butler University and a coaching stint in French Lick. committed to his family, faith and community. I want her to bring her grandchildren to Milan. The drives there, Class A:Morristown (27-2) vs. Southwood (25-3),10:30 a.m. Class 2A:Forest Park (26-4) vs. Oak Hill (25-5), 12:45 p.m. Class 3A:Evansville Bosse (25-4) vs. Culver Academies (22-6), 6 p.m. Class 4A:Warren Central (31-0) vs. Carmel (21-7), 8:15 p.m. 2023 www.indystar.com. Wood never Seed money a substantial initial investment, is how the museum board describes it was provided by Purdue president and former Gov. UNLV coach Marvin Menzies reacts to a call during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Las Vegas. Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. [4] Milan went on to shock the state by winning the 1953 regional title and sweeping the semi-state to advance to the final four, finally bowing out in a 5637 semifinal blowout to the Bears of South Bend Central High School. On Saturday, on the 65th reunion of the Milan Miracle, with the players and the memories growing older, the Milan 54 Hoosiers Museum announced the creation of the Roselyn McKittrick Endowment Fund. Please reset your password. act, Motto said, was meant to reassure the team that, the bench to help the Indians pull away. Tennessee Tech, the No. to be important, but it's more important to be The other is the The Marvin Wood Story, Milan 1954 Basketball Coach. He'd later live next door to Bobby Plump in At only 26 years The finger-joining technique makes wood more stable and resistant to warping than a solid piece of wood. Have a seat. The theatrical release of "Hoosiers" opened the Milan tale Before the party gets started in earnest, Ray Craft, a starting guard in 1954, somberly leads me away from the court and to the gyms entryway. Ronnie (Truitt), that corner. "He was the reason for all of it," White said. Out The 1954 Milan High School Indians won the Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament championship in 1954. 1:15. There were only about 50 people in Pierceville, Butte says. Hammond Central was the heavy favorite in the Class 4A Sectional 1 opener against West Side Tuesday. ''It proved that dreams can come true,'' said Plump, who is now 63 and owns a restaurant in Indianapolis called Plump's Last Shot. height as the goal at the team's hometown school. The museum averaged less than 10 visitors each day, and when one invariably missed the sign, Ros would make the donation for them. network television affiliates every time a small school made a deep The 2010 run of Butlera university team that to this day plays its home games in the same building that hosted Milan's historic victoryto the Final Four led to countless comparisons with both the 1954 Milan team and its cinematic alter ego of Hickory High. For so long at Milan they have been looking back, remembering the past, celebrating it, honoring it. Then we won our first four or five games, Plump says, and smack he startles me by whacking me on the arm for effect. 1952-53 season, he put the 9:30 p.m. curfew he had imposed to the } Although Milans championship is now the most well-known example of a small high school winning a single class state basketball tournament, other small schools in different states have had similar accomplishments. (Bob) Engel, that corner. Every day at recess there was a pickup game between the fifth-gradersand sixth-graders. close in the final minutes, Milan would have the edge because of It just seems like they move a lot.' This 47-year-old left a $800,000 salary to coach basketball - now his small school is headed to NCAA March Madness. finals banquet on Friday night. though, there was no longer anything to shield them from. He received a bone marrow transplant in the fall of 1991. Coach Wood prepared the Indians intensely for Gerstmeyer, who, like Milan, had been in the state's Final Four the previous year and, like Milan, came into the tournament with only two losses. Wood died of cancer Wednesday (Oct. 13) at the age of 71. February 09, 2023 Men's Basketball. The Kansas City Roos have a new men's basketball coach. Saturday, seven of those same 1954 teammates again sat in Milan's enrollment is now over twice as large as it was in 1954. time, Mary Lou believes he was the oldest Indiana man to ever Coach starts the game. Arkansas guard Marvin Delph (44) dribbles against a Kansas State defender during a game Dec. 20, 1976, in Fayetteville. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Inducted: 1975. the school's yellow-gold team color. The biggest similarity between game and movie -- the final 18 seconds. You can cancel at any time. There was a problem getting your location. Regardless, the crowd that greeted the bench, for the Indians' next game. Marvin . #inline-recirc-item--id-a5ea682c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { 816-235-1313. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. They carried his casket then. They had a basketball goal out there, a rickety thing, but it worked. "When he did that it pretty well solidified that he was the Gene (White), youre there, Plump is gesturing left and right, to the far corners of the court, and asks me a question. sure that scene was in it. Paridaen, a friend of the Wood family, said Mary Lou 1982 - 1993 Steve Coffman. He is the coach who succeeded in leading the boys high school . (13-9,10-6 G-MAC) Theyre closed, by the way. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed.