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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. No one survived this horrific disaster. [1]
6 gru 2023 · On November 14, 1970, 75 people died in the Marshall University plane crash, including the school’s football team, making it the worst single air tragedy in NCAA history.
16 lis 2009 · On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clips a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the Tri-State Airport in...
14 lis 2020 · The crash proved fatal to all 75 passengers and crew members aboard. Following the crash, Marshall University, the community of Huntington, West Virginia, and the rest of the nation grieved the unimaginable tragedy together.
The weather conditions were poor, mist and light rain with broken clouds at 500 feet. The plane descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude, striking trees on a hillside about one mile from the runway. The plane then crashed and burned.
Barry W. Nash, #35,1970 MU Football team, b&w. Nash died in the 1970 plane crash. Body unidentified and buried with five other unidentified players in Spring Hill Cemetery. 75 members, coaches, and fans were killed in November 1970 plane crash.
On 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.
