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Marshall coach Doc Holliday invited him to speak to the team. To be honest, when she told me, I didn't believe her because we had never had a plane trip.". Center Dennis Foley (#55) centers ball to Bob Harris (#12) in a scrimmage,1970 MU Football team, b&w. While in the air, the plane struck a tree on a tall hill and crashed to the ground. MU plane crash historical marker, Wayne County, W.Va., col. (low-res digital image only). At 7:36 p.m. Nov. 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed into a hill just short of the Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 people on board. There are gravesites at Spring Hill Cemetery bearing the remains of six Marshall players from the crash who could never be identified. This site is a memorial to the lives that were lost on that evening; to honor those men and women who made a mark in the hearts of a school, a community and a nation. Among the losses were nearly the entire Marshall University football team, coaches, flight crew, numerous fans, and supporters. As a memorial to the 75 victims, the Marshall players wore the number 75 on their helmets. "It was something the Lord gave her to tell me," Carter said. Scott would call up and say, 'Any time you want to call, you call me night or day. On November 12, 1972, the Memorial Fountain was dedicated at the entrance of the Memorial Student Center. A number of the victims are buried in a grave site in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington; 20th Street between Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Marshall's current on-campus football stadium, and Spring Hill Cemetery was renamed Marshall Memorial Boulevard in honor of the crash victims. An unfathomable 37 families were forced to mourn the death of their sons that fateful day. 75 members, coaches, and fans were killed in November 1970 plane crash. [2][7] The plane burst into flames and created a swath of charred ground 95ft (29m) wide and 279ft (85m) long. Trademarked and copyrighted images and insignia are the exclusive property of Marshall University. His life was spared that night a half century ago. Bill to set annual remembrance for Marshall plane crash No one could have imagined how deep a downward spiral Marshall University's football program would face in the late 1960's.