Editing Hoosiers (film) (section)

===Accolades===
''Hoosiers'' has been named by many publications as the best or one of the best sports movies ever made.<ref name=reallife/><ref name=moviefone>{{cite web | title= Best Sports Movies of All Time | url= http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2007/03/23/best-sports-movies/ | publisher= [[Moviefone]] | date= March 23, 2007 | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100608074056/http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2007/03/23/best-sports-movies | archive-date= June 8, 2010 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name=nydailynews>{{cite news | title= The 25 Greatest Sports Movies Ever | url= http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/galleries/the_25_greatest_sports_movies_ever/the_25_greatest_sports_movies_ever.html | newspaper= [[NY Daily News]] | date= May 29, 2009 | access-date= June 12, 2010 | location= New York | archive-date= December 16, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091216124654/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/galleries/the_25_greatest_sports_movies_ever/the_25_greatest_sports_movies_ever.html | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite web | title= Page 2's Top 20 Sports Movies of All-Time | url= https://www.espn.com/page2/movies/s/top20/fulllist.html | work= [[ESPN.com]] | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-date= February 13, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100213022513/http://espn.go.com/page2/movies/s/top20/fulllist.html | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=si>{{cite magazine | title= The 50 Greatest Sports Movies Of All Time! | url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029256/index.htm | magazine= [[Sports Illustrated]] | date= August 4, 2003 | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-date= July 29, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100729152903/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029256/index.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name=filmsite>{{cite web | title= Greatest Sports Films | url= http://www.filmsite.org/sportsfilms.html | publisher= FilmSite.org | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-date= July 22, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100722213627/http://www.filmsite.org/sportsfilms.html | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=thetimes>{{cite web | title= Top Sports Movies - Hoosiers - Rotten Tomatoes | url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/top_sports/hoosiers/ | website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-date= March 27, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100327043331/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/top_sports/hoosiers/ | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=rottentomatoes>{{cite news | title=The 50 greatest sporting movies | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3358630.ece | newspaper=[[The Times]] | date=February 13, 2008 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | location=London | first1=Calvin | last1=Shulman | first2=Patrick | last2=Kidd | archive-date=May 12, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512022626/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3358630.ece | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=top10/>

''Hoosiers'' was ranked number 13 by the [[American Film Institute]] on its [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers|100 Years... 100 Cheers]] list of most inspirational films.<ref>{{cite web | title= AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers | url= http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers100.pdf?docID=202 | publisher= [[American Film Institute]] | access-date= June 12, 2010 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091122102933/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers100.pdf?docID=202 | archive-date= November 22, 2009 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> The film was the choice of the readers of ''[[USA Today]]'' as the best sports movie of all time. In 2001, ''Hoosiers'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" due in part to an especially large number of nominations from Indiana citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Dell|first=Cary|title="GET THE PICTURE!": Public Nominations to the National Film Registry {{!}} Features {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/get-the-picture-public-nominations-to-the-national-film-registry|access-date=2020-10-30|website=rogerebert.com/|date=November 22, 2013 |language=en|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024005534/https://www.rogerebert.com/features/get-the-picture-public-nominations-to-the-national-film-registry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2001Add"/>

In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten Top Ten" — the best ten films in ten classic American film genres — after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. ''Hoosiers'' was acknowledged as the fourth best film in the sports genre.<ref name=top10>{{cite news | author = American Film Institute | author-link = American Film Institute | title = AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres | work = ComingSoon.net | date = June 17, 2008 | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072 | access-date = June 18, 2008 | archive-date = June 19, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619034738/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Top 10 Sports | url= http://www.afi.com/10top10/sports.html | publisher= [[American Film Institute]] | access-date= June 18, 2008 | archive-date= August 10, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130810160512/http://www.afi.com/10top10/sports.html | url-status= live }}</ref>

A museum to commemorate the real-life achievements of the 1954 Milan team has been established.<ref name=milan54>{{cite web | title= Milan '54 Museum | url= http://www.milan54.org | publisher= Milan '54 Museum, Inc. | year= 2005 | access-date= June 12, 2010 | archive-date= March 24, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100324105936/http://www.milan54.org/ | url-status= live }}</ref>

In 2015, MGM partnered with the [[Indiana Pacers]] to create Hickory uniforms inspired by the film. The Pacers first wore the tribute uniforms during select games in the 2015–16 NBA regular season in honor of the film's 30th anniversary.<ref name=pacers>{{cite press release|title=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Pacers Bring "Hoosiers" Inspired Uniform to NBA|url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/metro-goldwyn-mayer-studios-pacers-bring-hoosiers-inspired-uniform-nba|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Pacers.com|date=July 21, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809005033/https://www.nba.com/pacers/metro-goldwyn-mayer-studios-pacers-bring-hoosiers-inspired-uniform-nba|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2017, Vice President (and former governor of Indiana) [[Mike Pence]] said that ''Hoosiers'' is the "greatest sports movie ever made" while traveling on a flight from Indonesia to Australia with a pool of journalists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/04/21/mike-pence-best-sports-movie-ever-hoosiers|title=Mike Pence thinks 'Hoosiers' is 'greatest sports movie ever'|last=Gartland|first=Dan|work=SI.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171543/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/04/21/mike-pence-best-sports-movie-ever-hoosiers|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[American Film Institute]] Lists'''
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]] - #13