Bobby Plump -– the real-life Jimmy Chitwood ... A day after Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his New Mexico home, Plump reflected on the late star and the “Hoosiers” phenomenon.

Bobby Plump -– the real-life Jimmy Chitwood ... A day after Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his New Mexico home, Plump reflected on the late star and the “Hoosiers” phenomenon.

Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood ... A day after Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his New Mexico home, Plump reflected on the late star and the "Hoosiers" phenomenon.

(AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy ... A day after Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his New Mexico home, Plump reflected on the late star and the ...

A day after Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his New Mexico home, Plump reflected on the late star and the “Hoosiers” phenomenon. “How important was his role? I think it was the ...