- Bobby Plump
Infobox NCAA Athlete
color = LightSteelBlue
fontcolor = Black
name = Bobby Gene Plump
position = Guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 150
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1936|9|9
birth_place = Pierceville, Indiana
sport =Basketball Baseball
career_start = 1955
career_end = 1958
college = Butler
conference = Independent
highschool =Milan High School ,Milan, Indiana
career_highlights = y
awards =1954 Indiana Mr. Basketball award 1954 Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental Attitude
honors =1957 Most Valuable Player (Butler)1958 Most Valuable Player (Butler)1958 Member College Basketball All Star Team1981 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
records =
championships = y
championship_list =1954 IHSAA State Championship
tournaments = y
tournament_list =1953 IHSAA State Tournament (Milan)1954 IHSAA State Tournament (Milan)1958 National Invitation Tournament (Butler) Bobby Plump was a member of theMilan High School basketball team that won theIndiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA ) State Tournament in 1954. Plump was named one of the Most NoteworthyHoosier s of the 20th century by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. He was also one of the 50 greatest sports figures fromIndiana in the 20th century, according to "Sports Illustrated ".Bobby Plump is also known to be the inspiration behind the hit movie "
Hoosiers " with Gene Hackman. He is the owner of "Plump's Last Shot" restaurant in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis, Indiana.Further reading
*Honeywell, Ken and Marty Pieratt, "Bobby Plump : last of the small town heroes", Indianapolis, IN: Good Morning Pub., 1997.
External links
* [http://www.hoopshall.com/inductees/1981/plump.html Bobby Plump] at
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2004-02-17-hoosiers-relived_x.htm USA Today article on Milan, IN]
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