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He passed away in 2001 after a long bout with cancer. He is buried next to his teammates in Spring Hill Cemetery. In 1997, Ruffin was inducted into the Black Legends of Marshall Society.
Nate Ruffin was the co-captain of the 1970 Marshall Football team. He missed the final game because of an arm injury and thus was not on the fateful plane that crashed killing all 75 aboard on November 14, 1970. Nate died in Arlington after a long illness in 2001. He is buried next to his teammates. Married Sharon K....
An open letter from Nate Ruffin to his fallen teammates from 1970. This clip was shown on ABC at halftime of the 2000 MAC Championship game in Huntington. Nate passed from leukemia in October of 2001.
20 sie 2014 · Ruffin, who died of leukemia in 2001, returned to Marshall often over the years to witness the Herd's rise to national prominence. File photo/The Herald-Dispatch. Nate Ruffin was a...
11 lis 2020 · Cornerback and co-captain Nate Ruffin, who died of leukemia in 2001, never learned who took his seat. “To this date, we didn’t know — nor did we care to find out — who got added to the trip,” Ruffin told The Associated Press in a 2000 interview.
16 lis 2020 · Nate Ruffin was a big, friendly guy — solid as a rock. He died in 2001, a victim of leukemia. He is buried in Huntington beside six of his teammates — six who could not be identified.
24 lis 2020 · Nate Ruffin was a big, friendly guy — solid as a rock. He died in 2001, a victim of leukemia. He is buried in Huntington beside six of his teammates — six who could not be identified.
