Marshall Honors Plane Crash Victims With New Memorial Banners

Marshall University is putting up new memorial banners to mark the 50 years since a plane crash killed all 75 football players, coaches and others. The Herald-Dispatch reports the banners were the product of campus discussions over how to recognize the Nov. 14, 1970, tragedy. The team had been returning to Huntington on a chartered plane after a game at East Carolina University when it crashed into a hill. The 75 banners installed on flag poles include photos of the dead and the names and numbers of players. The banners will stay up through the spring.