Gene White
Encyclopedia
Gene White was one of the original members of the 1954 Milan, Indiana
championship basketball team that inspired the film Hoosiers
.
At 5'11" White played center for the Milan Indians. White's family owned a local feed store, and his mother sold some of the family's chicken
s to fund a trip to Indianapolis
for the state championship. White went on to attend Franklin College where he later taught mathematics and coached basketball. White also taught second-level algebra
and calculus
at Franklin Community High School.
Milan, Indiana
Milan is a town in Franklin and Washington townships, Ripley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,899 at the 2010 census.The town's name is pronounced differently from the English name for the Italian city of the same name....
championship basketball team that inspired the film Hoosiers
Hoosiers
Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship....
.
At 5'11" White played center for the Milan Indians. White's family owned a local feed store, and his mother sold some of the family's chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
s to fund a trip to Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
for the state championship. White went on to attend Franklin College where he later taught mathematics and coached basketball. White also taught second-level algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
and calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
at Franklin Community High School.