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The accident is the deadliest tragedy for any sports team in U.S. history. [4] [5] [6] It was the second college football team plane crash in a little over a month, after the October 2 crash that killed 31 – head coach Ben Wilson, 14 Wichita State players, and 16 others.
All 75 people on board were killed, including 37 players and five of the eight coaches of the team. Dawson was one of the few members of the team who was not on the plane; he and coach Gail Parker were on a pre-planned recruiting trip to see a linebacker named Billy Joe Mantooth at Ferrum Junior College in Ferrum, Virginia. [6]
On October 2, 1970, a plane carrying the Wichita State University football team crashed into a mountain near Logan, Utah, killing 31 with 9 survivors. On November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 carrying the entire Marshall (West Virginia) football team and boosters crashed into a mountainside near Ceredo , West Virginia, on approach to ...
Wayne County, West Virginia, United States: 75: 42: 37 team members, 5 coaches, and 7 staff members were among the passengers killed as their plane hit the tree line and exploded during final approach to Tri-State Airport in Ceredo, West Virginia. The team was returning to campus after a game at East Carolina University. 13 October 1972: Old ...
Calling the boys "young, vibrant lives," Transylvania County Schools Superintendent Lisa Fletcher said this is a reminder of how precious life is. 2 North Carolina high school football players ...
Zion Williamson, who just returned to the Pelicans after a two-month absence due to injury, will miss Friday’s game in Philadelphia.
Thousands died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack across New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, and still many victims remain unidentified.
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship Foot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M W M W Marshall Thundering Herd: Marshall University: Huntington: Sun Belt: FBS: West Virginia Mountaineers: West Virginia University: Morgantown: Big 12: FBS [a