Southern Airways Flight 932 - Wikipedia
WEBThe memorial plaque reads: 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.
They Are Marshall: 50 years after the plane crash, those closest …
WEBNov 11, 2020 · They Are Marshall: 50 years after the plane crash, those closest to the tragedy are still healing. There were no survivors when Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed on Nov. 14, 1970. These are...
Gallery: Victims of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash
WEBJun 11, 2014 · Survivors included his mother, Ms. Jaunita Blake (deceased 1995); a half-sister, Deborah Sue Goheen; and a daughter, Michelle Frances Michael Blake White.
Marshall plane crash was 50 years ago; victim's friend can't forget
WEBNov 14, 2020 · Slezak, who lived in Passaic, New Jersey, at the time, could have been on the plane that, on Nov. 14, 1970, crashed and took the lives of 75 passengers – including 44 Marshall University football...
Amid the Marshall football tragedy, chance meant everything
WEBOn Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airlines plane transporting the players, coaches, spouses, boosters and officials from a game at East Carolina crashed and burned into a wet, foggy...
The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Marshall University Plane Crash…
WEBDec 6, 2023 · On Nov. 14, 1970, the Marshall team’s plane crashed nose-first into a hillside just one mile from the Huntington Tri-State Airport, setting the whole area ablaze. All 75 people on board were killed in what the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called an “unsurvivable” crash.
Plane Crash Memorial – Special Collections - Marshall University
WEBOn 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.
A different perspective on the Marshall plane crash
WEBEach year on Nov. 14, the victims of the Marshall University plane crash are remembered. Hundreds of people gather around the Memorial Fountain on campus to pause and reflect while the water is silenced and the names of all 75 are read aloud.
Marshall University Plane Crash Memorial
WEBAllen Gene Skeens, #59, 1970 MU Football team, b&w. Skeens was killed in the plane crash. He was the center. 75 members, coaches, and fans were killed in November 1970 plane crash. His body was not identified and he is buried with five other unidentified players in the Springhill Cemetery.
Football Memorial rededication honors lives lost 50 years after plane crash
WEBThis year marks 50 years since Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed with 75 Thundering Herd teammates, coaches, staff, supporters and flight crew members on board. At 10 a.m., the university will rededicate the Marshall Football Memorial.
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