You know all about the David-and-Goliath angle. You know all about the game-winning shot a few seconds ahead of the final buzzer, the most dramatic in the history of the tournament. You know all about the classic movie it inspired, Hoosiers.
What you might not know about Milan's victory over mighty Muncie Central for the state championship, on March 20, 1954, is the most important thing of all. It's the real legacy that grew from that historic game at Butler Fieldhouse, the one that had the greatest impact on a small town and altered the most lives, for generations to follow.