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'Hoosier' Daddy? The Sports Guy

By Bill Simmons
Page 2 columnist

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Editor's Note: Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the "Hoosiers" game -- little Milan High School's dramatic 32-30 upset of mighty Muncie Central High in the 1954 Indiana state championship. To celebrate, Page 2 looks back at August 2002 running diary written by The Sports Guy on the occasion of the 250th viewing of his all-time favorite sports movie. I always thought it was fitting that "Hoosiers" was released during my most memorable year as a sports fan -- 1986 -- which featured the Ba ...

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