This arena was the site of home basketball games for my alma mater Shortridge High School and games between many other schools in city and state basketball tournaments. It was featured in Hoosiers, an outstanding film about persevering against seemingly insurmountable challenges presented by sports and life.
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this is so awesome John! So impressive! 👏👏👏👏
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You are too kind, Cindy! Thanks for sharing your reaction.
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oooh a little John history! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for your likes of my articles on Daniel; I appreciate your kindness, very much. Please continue all that you do with your deeply conscientious writing.
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Your posts always have a great message.
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Thanks for such kind words.
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High schools and uni’s having these stadiums is unheard of in the UK. Could be why were not very good at wining major comps
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Ha! Not in basketball anyway.
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Hoosiers is one of the better sports films of my generation. “We’re gonna run the Picket Fence at ’em.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU0BebHh5LY
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That’s a great clip. The picket fence was unstoppable. Thanks for your thoughts, Pete.
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Very nice
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Thanks
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We have seen “Hoosiers” several times and recognized the building. How cool that you went to school there! Thanks for posting!
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The scene were the Hickory players measure the basket and the free throw lane is classic. Hoosiers actually understates the atmosphere in big games.
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Wow that must’ve been a lot of fun!
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Some of those games were amazing. Thanks for visiting.
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That’s an impressive structure. I’d say it’s larger than most high school teams will ever play in.
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The Fieldhouse was built in 1928 and until 1950 was claimed to be the largest basketball arena in the US at any level, high school, college or pro.
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I believe the claim.
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Wow!!! This is great! I coach at one of the top schools in my state and we are not even close to this magnitude!!! I am sure great memories have been made throughout the years!! Sweet.
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You are correct coach. The Fieldhouse has been the site of many great (and some disappointing) memories of high school basketball games for nearly a century. Thanks for your comment.
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