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The plane was carrying 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, two pilots, two flight attendants, and a charter coordinator. The team was returning home after a 17–14 loss to the East Carolina Pirates at Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.
3 days ago · Gallery: Victims of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash. At 7:36 p.m. Nov. 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed into a hill just short of the Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 people...
Jun 11, 2014 · 1 of 26. On Nov. 14, 1970, a plane carrying 75 people including Marshall's football team, coaches, staff, community members and flight crew crashed near the Huntington Tri-State Airport on...
DETAILED INFORMATION. On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia, the lives of 75 people were lost in the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Among the losses were nearly the entire Marshall University football team, coaches, flight crew, numerous fans, and supporters.
14 players and coach Ben Wilson killed. One of two planes en route to game vs. Utah State University. Other plane with reserve players and assistant coaches landed safely at Logan, Utah. 14 November 1970: Marshall University: American football: Southern Airways: McDonnell Douglas DC-9: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States: 75: 46
May 13, 2024 · Image caption (above): The 1960 football team, in the last photo taken before the plane crash on October 29 that took 22 lives. Image caption (below): Front page of the extra edition of the San Luis Obispo County Telegram Tribune, Sunday, October 30, 1960. Memorials and the Mercy Bowl.
Nov 11, 2020 · After the crash, Carter took a bus back to West Virginia. The trip took 20 hours. He returned to find a city, a university and a program in despair. Carter hardly knew anyone on the team who ...
