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!"

2026 Events
Events are proposed and could change. Check back for updated information closer to the events. Bus will be at all events and the car is not at all events. 

Regular events at the Hoosier Gym (All year)
Laporte Basketball Invitational
​January 9-11

Rushville 100 Year Anniversary Of The Memorial Gymnasium
February 5th
St. Peter Immanuel Lutheran School
​Decatur Indiana March 7th
New Castle Indiana Castle Theater
Hoosiers Movie Showing
​March 21st
NCAA Division 1-3 Tournament Indianapolis Indiana
​March/April
 
NCAA Finals Indianapolis Indiana
​April 4th-6th

Hoosier Gym All Star Games
Knightstown, IN 
​April 25th
Indy 500 Parade
​May 23rd
New Castle Indiana Memorial Day Parade
​May 25th

                                                                                                       Whiting Parade
​                                                                                                               July 4th

​                                                                            
Hydroplane Races
Michigan City Indiana
​July 30th-August 2nd
Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis, Indiana
Pioneer Village
​August 7th-23rd
Veedersburg Indiana
Touch A Truck Event
​September 12th
Tree City Fall Festival
Greensburg, Indiana
​September 19th
Hoosier Gym 40th Anniversary Celebration Of "Hoosiers"
Knightstown, Indiana
​September 26th


Riley Days Parade
Greenfield, Indiana
October 3rd

Brandywine Cruisers Car Show
Greenfield, Indiana 
October 4th

Knightstown High School Homecoming Parade
Knightstown, Indiana
October

Conner Prairie
Parkinsons Event
Noblesville, Indiana
October 31st

Hoosier Gym Movie Night
Knightstown, Indiana
​September 5th






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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.