On November 14, 1970 a chartered plane carrying 75 players, coaches, and prominent residents of Huntington, WV and Marshall University crashed just short of the runway after returning from the days game against ECU. There were no survivors.
The plane was returning from Greenville North Carolina where marshal played east Carolina after being defeated by Marshall. The time of the crash took place around 7:45 pm, the weather was poor and the rain was light. According to a federal aviation agency at the time said it was one of the worst plane crashes involving an athletic team in history.
This was a huge shift in sports and a big upset for the school of Marshall
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