They are still greatly missed to this day, Featherstone said. FOX31's . Some of them, such as Kennedy and former Wichita Eagle columnist Bob Lutz, lived through McMillen, L. (1990, September 30). Johnny Duren, wide receiver, John Marshall High School. Others, such as former KPTS production manager Gabe Juhnke and recent Wichita State graduate Kaisha Batman, learned about the crash and its impact through their work. Potter, T. (1995, October 3). Then, just a few seconds later, it He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. I decided I better head back to my seat and when I turned around, I fell That had never happened before. They were bound for Logan, Utah, to play the Utah State University Aggies the following day. WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Marking 50 years since the plane crash involving members of the Wichita State University football team killed 31, the university on Friday held its annual ceremony of . Some are in poor health. seats and wreckage and three of his best friends were pinned near him. Wichita Airplane Crash 1965 Families in a working-class, mostly African American Wichita neighborhood were just starting their day. By late afternoon, nineteen bodies had been taken to a temporary morgue in Idaho Springs for identification. by tragedy. administrators and boosters, the pilot and two flight attendants. The ceremony also acknowledged John Putt, who, at 12 years, old, was a member of the Alpine Rescue Team that went to the scene 50 years ago. Why? The following victims of the plane crash are not included in this Virtual Cemetery as their burial locations are unknown. 44 years after the October 2, 1970 crash, gnarled aluminum and crumpled metal gears are eerily unrusted. next day at Utah State. Its been 50 years since the Shockers flew out for Logan, Utah, and a game against Utah State. The Wichita State University (WSU) community gathered Saturday to remember victims of a 1970 plane crash that killed 31 people, including WSU football players and staff members. As they rode the elevator up to their condo, Emily told him she was feeling faint. Mal Kimmel had the ARVC gene; he died the day before he was going to play what might have been his first full game of football in two years. It scares me that, one day, people wont Because just six weeks later, a Southern Airways DC-9 carrying Marshall University's football team never made it to the runway during its final descent, killing all 75 passengers and crew on board and forming the basis for the 2006 feature film "We Are Marshall," starring Matthew McConaughey. to play baseball. Early reporting varied between all surviving and none surviving. It was her father who had to tell her: Emily's basketball career was over. Tunnel before the plane made a rapid plunge. It was a cold Saturday morning--January 16, 1965. he said. or when they pass Memorial 70 and are proud to play a role in documenting the stories. First one breath nothing. It has changed me in subtle ways, he said. When he got the offer from WSU, he said yes. The two would marry, move to Nixa, Missouri, and have four children. The second craft headed straight west out of Denver toward the mountains.
