[7][pageneeded] During the flight to Denver he visited passengers in the cabin, advising them that after refueling they would take a scenic route, near Loveland Ski Area and Mount Sniktau, the proposed alpine skiing venues for the 1976 Winter Olympics, recently awarded to Denver in May. ??????? Photos from the annual memorial service at the Marshall University Memorial Fountain in honor of the 75 people who lost their lives in the MU plane crash of 1970. Theres always some kind of drama, but were always there for each other. In the cases of Tolley and Loria, the tragedy took good coaches, and more importantly, even better people. racist or sexually-oriented language. Harris died in the 1970 plane crash. The tragedy was depicted in the movie We Are Marshall (2006) and the documentary film Marshall University: Ashes to Glory (2000). That would be Franks first great-grandson. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive), "'We Are Marshall' just stuck," Smith said. [8] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation report stated the First Officer testified that he intended to use the charts to help point out landmarks and objects of interest to the passengers. I just think they [Marshall University officials] needed to do what they did, and I was very proud of the fact that they were able to come back the way they did. Marshall Art Shannon, #34, 1970 MU Football team, b&w. Both remember the rain, the fog, and the general dismal weather of that particular day. Marshall University hosts its annual spring fountain ceremony on Saturday, April 17, 2021, outside of the Memorial Student Center in Huntington. ?????? He said,'Mrs. It had to be so hard for them as little girls not having their dad. A fireman on Nov. 15, 1970, looks over the wreckage of a DC-9 jet that crashed the day before on approach near a mountaintop airport a few miles from Huntington, W.Va. Bobby East, driver of the #21 Ford during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, died Wednesday, July 13, 2022, after being fatally stabbed at a gas station in Westminster, Calif. The game of football indirectly took away lives and caused undeniable heartache and suffering. Marshall students and community members join former football players, coaches and families in a scene of the "We Are Marshall" movie at Marshall's Memorial Fountain on Tuesday, April 11, 2006.