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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. Original air date: December 2, 2000. #NeverForgotten #HerdStrong #HerdEternal
In the days after the crash, he became the leader and spokesperson for the team and was tasked with identifying bodies of the plane victims and attending funerals of his team members. He played on the 1971 football team, known as the Young Thundering Herd.
18 mar 2024 · After facing mysterious symptoms for months, Nate Ruffin, a 37-year-old father of two, received a life-changing diagnosis. Ruffin, a former college football star and current high school coach, was recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder known as neuromyelitis optica, or NMO.
20 sie 2014 · During the ceremony Ruffin talked about a Sports Illustrated article where Marshall star Randy Moss was quoted as saying the plane crash "was a tragedy, but it really wasn't nothing big."...
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....
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.
14 maj 2023 · Ruffin did not board the ill-fated flight, and as a result, he escaped the horrific tragedy that ensued. The jet crashed on its return flight from Greenville, North Carolina, just short of Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 people onboard, including most of the football team.
