Ask Nelson …. and Ray Boomhower, too

<p dir="ltr">Hard to believe, but many families are beginning to contemplate the upcoming school year. For some, a return to teachers and classrooms begins in just a few weeks. In celebration, or just acceptance of the inevitable, Hoosier History Live will take a look at some Hoosier educators who made an impact when our host, Nelson Price, is joined by a historian colleague for another of our call-in shows.</p> <p dir="ltr">It so happens that Nelson's co-host, <strong><a href= "http://rayboomhower.blogspot.com/">Ray Boomhower</a></strong> of the <strong><a href= "https://indianahistory.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt7SWBhAnEiwAx8ZLam2B_SH7MCPFmSL8Y45uXE8VW26oJcZTVxfyflAcVPLwRmjpDnK1_xoCEzAQAvD_BwE">Indiana Historical Society</a></strong>, had an unlikely driver's ed teacher during a summer session at <strong><a href= "https://www.mishawakaschools.com/mhs">Mishawaka High School</a></strong> in the late 1970s. More than 20 years earlier, <strong><a href= "https://hoopshall.com/inductees/marvin-wood/">Marvin Wood</a></strong> had been in the spotlight as the coach of <strong><a href="https://www.milan.k12.in.us/o/mhs">Milan High School</a></strong>, the tiny school in southeastern Indiana that captivated the country by winning the state high school basketball championship. The 1954 victory, known as the "Milan Miracle", involved a legendary, buzzer-beating shot by one of Coach Wood's players, <strong><a href= "https://hoopshall.com/inductees/bobby-plump/">Bobby Plump</a></strong>; it served as the inspiration for the classic movie <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/"><strong>Hoosiers</strong></a> (1986).</p>