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  1. On Nov. 14, 1970, 75 people died in the worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history, when a Southern Airways DC-9 crashed into a hillside nearby. The victims included 37 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5. No one survived this horrific disaster.

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  2. 14 November 1970: Marshall University: American football: Southern Airways: McDonnell Douglas DC-9: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States: 75: 46: Most of the team killed as plane hit tree line and exploded upon impact as it made final approach to Tri-State Airport in Ceredo, West Virginia. Plane was flying team back to campus after game ...

  3. The 1970 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Vernon Gale, the team compiled a 6–2 record. Although classed did not begin until October 1, the team began training camp on September 3.

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    • Vernon Gale (6th season)
  4. This is believed to be a duplicate of the plane that crashed Nov. 14, 1970 carrying MU football team. 75 members, coaches, and fans were killed in November 1970 plane crash. Dedication of Memorial Fountain to MU plane crash victims, Nov. 12, 1972. William Alfred "Red" Dawson, Asst. Coach, 1971 Young Thundering Herd.

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  5. Sep 23, 2011 · WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — One of the few survivors of a 1970 plane crash that killed 31 people from Wichita State University, including members of the school's football team, is

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  7. Oct 2, 2009 · Documentaries. Black & Gold: Remembering The WSU Plane Crash. Special | 57m 53s. My List. On October 2, 1970, two charter planes carrying the Wichita State University football...

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  8. A gathering Monday morning honored the memory of people killed in an Oct. 2, 1970 crash involving a plane carrying 40 people including members of the Wichita State University football...

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