Marshall football a story of survival and revival, tells the story about what life has been like for the former. The 1971 marshall thundering herd football team sometimes referred to as the young thundering herd represented marshall university in the 1971 college football season. Red dawson signed copies of his book, a coach in progress. With the help of other surviving faculty and staff members, they began assembling a new football team. White ready for final game and next step in football. Become the ultimate fan by getting the latest flames news sent straight to your inbox. Marshall holder will give up his final year of eligibility to begin coaching career at the university of south carolina. Pictures film tells the story of the marshall university football team after a 1970. We are marshall and the marshall story hollywood vs. Instead of shutting down the program, marshall played a full schedule the following year and even won its home opener.
Assistant coach red dawson, who had made the trip back to west virginia by car, returned to coach for one year. See more ideas about marshall football, marshall university and west virginia. Marshall universitys football team took monday off and the only action at the joan c. A 1958 graduate of marshall university, he earned his m. Killed were 37 players, 33 staff members, coaches and boosters, and the. It was only after doing research for his book in 2015 that he discovered the truth. Time has helped heal dawson, who still lives in huntington. Liberty mens basketball record book liberty university. Most of the marshall university football team died in a plane crash on nov. Sholten singerthe heralddispatch red dawsons book, a coach in progress. Edwards stadium on september 25, 2006, was marshalls womens soccer team beating del. A coach in progress depicts the catastrophe of the southern airways flight that crashed en route to huntington, west virginia, in 1970, killing all seventyfive passengers on board. Joe moglia became head football coach at archmere academy in claymont, del.
Marshall had the winningest football program in america in the decade of the 90s with a 11425 record. It is a very comprehensive book about marshall football from the lows to the highs from a beat journalist perspective. Red dawson was one of three marshall football coaches who were not. West marshall, essex, treynor, sioux city west, tama meskwaki settlement, 196820, 2017 32263 70. Rebuilding marshall university football we are marshall. Beginning in 1990, the marshall football program rose like a phoenix from the ashes. The story of the marshall football teams plane crash is one of the most tragic.
He served as the head football coach at the college of wooster from 1966 to 1970 and at marshall university from 1971 until 1974, compiling a career college football. Dave campbells texas football maintains the states most widely respected and cited texas high school football record book. We are marshall 1971 marshall football team by rick parsons may 28, 2016 on november 14, 1970, a charter plane carrying the marshall university thundering herd football team crashed on a return trip from an away game in north carolina. Book jack lengyel, inspirational we are marshall coach, at. The crash of southern airways flight 932 aka the marshall university football team crash november 14th, 1970. The official fan page of marshall university football the herd. The actually game between the titans and marshall occurred during the middle of the season.
Dawson spent the 1971 season as an assistant to marshalls new coach, jack lengyel. Red dawson remembers victims of marshall plane crash in. From this tragedy, the foundation of the marshall football program was laid, and it has. Naval academy, the head coach of marshall university, the head coach of indiana state. 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. After losing their game to east carolina 1714 earlier that day on a controversial intentional grounding call, marshall was looking to get home and return to the field to prepare for their upcoming rivalry game with ohio.
Marshall got a new football coachjack lengyel, from the college of wooster in. Canterbury was a high school star at ceredokenova and a college star at wvu for gene corum from 196365. Marshall football a story of survival and revival at the marshall university. The crash and its meaning in marshall football history. Marshall university football, huntington, west virginia. Most of the action involves the season after the crash, using surviving members of the team, players drawn from other sports, and freshmen. North carolina, for 70 marshall university football players, coaches, administrators, and boosters, and five members of. A standout linebacker at florida state, nicholson finished his career with 207 tackles, 25. He served as the head football coach at the college of wooster from 1966 to 1970 and at marshall university from 1971 until 1974, compiling a career college football record of 3354. Plane crash devastates marshall university history. College footballs greatest comeback rick nolte, dave wellman. At marshall, he took over the thundering herd football program. He began his coaching career in 2011, coaching high school football in both north carolina and florida. From this tragedy, the foundation of the marshall football program was laid, and it has thrived ever since.
Untitled document page 1 of 1 marshall 1971 football team. The state championship game, which the movie depicts as a close one against george c. The team lost its first game of the 1971 season butwith a lastsecond. Assistant coach red dawson, who had made the trip back to west virginia. Rushing passing receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching playoffs wins state championships. Pictures film tells the story of the marshall university football team after a 1970 plane crash that killed all 75 people aboard, including most of the team members, staff and. Marshall announces football staff additions, changes. Williams played in 1971 were all from raciallyintegrated schools. A c indicates a captain named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998. Marshall got a new football coach jack lengyel, from the college of wooster in ohioand set about rebuilding the team. Memories of former prep football coaching greats sports. Marshall footballa story of survival and revival by red dawson with patrick garbin. The marshall story was written by four marshall university journalism graduates. Marshall puts the longest bowl winning streak on the line against ucf in mondays gasparilla bowl.
A chartered airliner, carrying the marshall university football team and coaching staff and state civic leaders and legislators, crashed and burned in light fog and rain tonight near the tristate airport in. Dec 16, 2016 dedicated to the 1970 marshall football team, coaches, administrators and boosters that lost their lives in a tragic plane crash in november 14, 1970. Billy joe mantooth because the struggling football team of marshall university needed a linebacker in the worst way. Marshalls air disaster still haunts teammates thirty years ago, a plane crash killed 36 football players thirtysix football players and 39 coaches, administrators, community leaders. The team lost its first game of the 1971 season butwith a last. In his book, on coaching football, tom dean focuses on what it takes to field a competi. When a plane crash claims the lives of the marshall university football team, the teams new coach and his surviving players are forced to rebuild and keep the football program alive. From 1958 to 1975, he coached football at various louisvillearea high schools. We are marshall is a 2006 film which tells the true story of the 1971 marshall university football teams attempt to rebuild following a plane crash which kills most of the 1970 team and coaching staff returning from a game against east carolina university. Pending any late moves in the silly season, marshalls football coaching staff appears to be set for 2018.
Yes, said former marshall head football coach jack lengyel. The book tells the story of marshall football, including the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including the football team, coaching staff and several prominent boosters. Players with incomplete or no information on a completed roster indicates that the player was not in that seasons media guide, the player was on the bjunior varsity squad, or that person was part of the team in some unconfirmed capacity. The team was led by head coach jack lengyel in his first year and played its. Marshall high school, was actually a 270 blowout against andrew lewis high school. On march 17, 1971, jack lengyel became marshall university s new football coach. Marshalls air disaster still haunts teammates thirty. Jack robert lengyel born 1935 is a software executive and former american football coach, lacrosse coach, and college athletics administrator.
The team was led by head coach jack lengyel in his first year and played its home games at fairfield stadium in huntington, west virginia. The 1971 marshall thundering herd football team represented marshall university in the 1971 college football season. Later, he became an assistant coach for colin cameron at west. A few moments later, on a hillside in wayne county, west virginia, the marshall university football program was changed forever. On march 17, 1971, jack lengyel became marshall universitys new football coach. Name position hometown 10 dave walsh qb suffolk, va.