The start of 2024 has been nothing short of amazing for the bus and '51 Chevy!   The bus was featured at the Indianapolis Convention Center from 15-18 February for the NBA All-Star game Crossover festivities.  

After this amazing event the next stop was the Horizon League Championships at the Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair from 10-12 March. 

On 20 March the bus and '51 Chevy took off for Cincinnati for a celebration of the70th anniversary of the Milan Miracle" and the movie "Hoosiers."   We were situated in "The Banks" between the Bengals and Reds Stadiums and near the Ohio River.   Many thanks to Betsy Ross of "GameDay PR" for having us participate.  

As we left Cincy we took the vehicles up to Milan, left them for a few days and came back for the Milan 70 year anniversary celebration.   It was an amazing event with many of the original Milan players, cheerleader, trainor, Governor Holcomb, former Governor Mitch Daniels, and Brad Long (Buddy) and Steve Hollar (Rade) from the movie Hoosiers.   There were also pre-recorded video clips from famed sportcasters Jim Nantz and Bob Costas.   The event was emcee'd by Greg Rakestraw.   Overall an amazing event put on by the Milan Museum.  

To finish off the season the bus was featured at the NIT Championship game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on 4 April.   Throughout both bus and '51 Chevy have been featured regularly at the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown for a wide variety of basketball games and events.    

​Come on out and watch the Gym's All-Star games on 26th of April featuring the best of the best in men's and women's Indiana High School basketball teams.   More photos of the various can be seen in the Gallery tab above.  

23 March 2024 Milan Celebration:  

​Original Milan team members L-R:  Rollin Cutter, Ray Craft and Cheerleader Patty Bohlke Marshall
L-R:  Bobby Plump, Roger Schroder, Gene White
Governor Holcomb and Angelo Pizzo (write of "Hoosiers")
L-R:  Jay Holsapple, '51 Chevy owner Bob Brown, and Gov. Holcomb

Cincinnati:   At "The Banks"

Horizon League Championships 10-12 March at the Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Bobby Plump
Bobby's son, Jonathan Plump
Five Milan original team players attending the Horizon League Championship

NBA All-Star Game Crossover Event

A Polish film crew
Indianapolis "Superfan!" ​
Bill Benner.  Longtime Indianapolis sportwriter and VP for Marketing for the Pacers for many years.    ​
The bus... ​

Gene Hackman's '51 Chevy and the Hoosiers Team Bus participated in the 2023 Indy 500 Parade

A very animated crowd estimated at 200,000 people watched the parade and it will definitely be a highlight of the year!"

2025 Events

Regular events at the Hoosier Gym (All year)
Laporte Basketball Invitational
​January 8-11

Gene Hackman Tribute at Hoosier Gym 
April 12
Hoosier Gym All Star Classic Game
​Bus and Car
April 26th
Warren Main Street Car Show;
Warren, Indiana
May 17
Indy 500 Festival Parade
​May 24 (proposed)
New Castle Memorial Day Parade (proposed)
May 26
Indiana All-Stars at Greenfield Central (proposed)
June 4
Lebanon Independance Day Parade
​July 4
Spiceland Freedom Days Parade (bus)
​July 12
                                                                        Greenfield NeighborhoodsAgainst Substance Abuse
                                                                                       Hancock County, Indiana (Proposed)
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Indy 500 “Rules of the Road” (Sponsored by Alliance Sports)
​August 1-2
Indiana State Fair Pioneer Village (Bus)
​August 2-17
New Ross Indiana Sesquintennial (Bus)
September 5-6
Ninevah Community Days Event (Home School from the movie Hoosiers)
September 13
Attica Heritage Days (Bus and Car)
September 20

Knightstown Homecoming Parade
Late September

Riley Days Parade
Greenfield Indiana
October 4

Brandywine Cruisers Car Show, Greenfield, Indiana
October​ 5

Boy Scout Car Show, Senour Rd, Indy
October 11

Hoosier Gym Movie Night
Knightstown
​Early November
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If you'd like to donate to help preserve the Hickory Team Bus (now a registered 501c3) you can easily by scanning the QR code below. 

The Hickory Bus and the Gene Hackman Car will be a regular display at
​Hoosier Gym Events. 

To know if the Bus and the Car will be at the Gym on the day you are visiting check the Gym's social media.
Instagram: @hoosiergym
Twitter: @thehoosiergym
Facebook: facebook.com/thehoosiergym

"After nearly a quarter century I'm thrilled that the Hickory Team Bus is coming back to Indiana.  It has been an amazing journey, and labor of love, since we began restoring it in 1996.   I'm looking forward to  partnering with the Hoosier Gym to support Indiana basketball at all levels, Hoosier sports across the board, and a variety of charity events and festivals around the state.   I hope everyone has a chance to see the bus, and enjoy the family and movie stories of this most recent addition to the rich history of Indiana basketball."
- Darryll Baker, ​Owner of the Hickory Husker Bus

Hickory Husker Bus

Famous for appearing in the movie, Hoosiers, this bus has been beloved by many. It returned home to Knightstown recently and is owned by Darryll and Kathy Baker of Greenfield Indiana. The bus has participated in many different events from  parades for the Indy 500 to the Pacers and now it will be part of the Hoosier Gym events in the future.

Gene Hackman Car

The 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe two-door car was used by the academy-award winning actor Gene Hackman in the movie Hoosiers. It can be seen in the four-minute opening credits of the movie: youtu.be/r74qegjbF28

It has returned home to Indiana and is owned by Bob and Jan Brown of Seal Beach California and Greenfield Indiana. The car is often parked at the gym on special event days or it may randomly show up on a sunny Indiana day.