Members of the 1971 Young Thundering Herd football team in town for the movie premiere gather Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, to have a group photograph taken at Gino's Pub, where the old Fairfield Stadium scoreboard was erected in the parking lot. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Repasy.Larry Sanders, #40, team member Larry Sanders was considered a pro prospect in the defensive secondary. Gallery: Victims of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash He graduated from Huntington High and Marshall and got his medical degree at George Washington. At 7:36 p.m. on November 14, 1970, the aircraft crashed into a hill just short of the Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 people on board in what has been recognized as "the worst sports related air tragedy in … He was a Marine Corps vet in World War II.Deke Brackett, assistant coach Deke Brackett served as the Marshall kicking coach and freshman coordinator. His body was not identified, and he is buried with five other unidentified players in the Spring Hill Cemetery.Tom Brown, #65, team member A 5-foot-10, 230-pound senior defensive lineman from Richmond, Va. One of several Marshall transfers from Ferrum Junior College. He was a two-time All-American safety at Virginia Tech (1966-67) and a College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1999). Moss played in the NFL for Minnesota, Oakland, New England and Tennessee. They were survived by three daughters, Debbie, Cindy and Tara. All 75 persons aboard were killed. Frank Abbott, pilot The Atlanta-area resident, 47, began his career with Southern Airways on July 21, 1949. A 5-foot-10, 199-pound senior from Newport News, Va. Members of the Young Thundering Herd attend practices in August and September 1971. Shops and government offices closed; businesses on the town’s main street draped their windows in black bunting. After suffering the loss to East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970, a majority of the Marshall team boarded Southern Airlines Flight 932. They were survived by three daughters, Debbie, Cindy and Tara. A 6-foot-3, 193-pound junior from Tuscaloosa, Ala. He got his certificate of pharmacy at Pennsylvania. Morehouse, a native of Newark, N.J., came to West Virginia in 1949 and called Beckley his hometown.
In 2007, he played three games with the Atlanta Falcons. Porter Co. for 13 years. "The board made three recommendations as a result of this accident, including recommendations for heads-up displays, On November 15, 1970, a memorial service was held at the indoor, 8,500-seat The effects of the crash on Huntington went far beyond the Marshall campus. A 5-foot-11, 219-pound junior from Cincinnati. His wife, Elaine, also died in the crash. The team was returning home after a 17–14 loss to the East Carolina Pirates at Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.Marshall University conducts the annual Spring Fountain Celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington. He was a graduate of Greenbrier Military Academy, Marshall University and attended West Virginia University. The team lost its first game of the 1971 season but–with a last-second touchdown that seemed almost too good to be true–defeated Ohio’s Xavier University 15-13 in its first home game since the crash. He graduated Huntington East High School in 1958. Officials at the site of the Nov. 14, 1970, Marshall University plane crash at Tri-State Airport in Kenova, W.Va., secure a charred engine for removal to an airport hangar. Team captain was Nate Ruffin. A Tragic Plane Crash in 1970 Killed Most of Marshall's Football Team and Inspired an Iconic Movie. Her husband, Emmett, also died in the crash. Debbie and Cindy were Marshall cheerleaders. He attended Duke, Marshall and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He'd predicted a win for almost every game and when he didn't, he'd write "I hope I'm wrong." Designed by sculptor Harry Bertoia and dedicated Nov. 12, 1972.Capt. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Lech.Frank Loria, assistant coach Defensive backs coach from Clarksburg, W.Va.