He was a defensive end from Duncan and had NFL aspirations. Log in or subscribe to read and leave comments. “Guys we lost who didn’t get to live their lives. Lewis’ leg was so badly damaged, his foot was hanging sideways. “Some of the greatest young men/athletes that ever came out of our state,” Featherstone said. Even before the football community could heal from that tragedy, another airplane crash claimed players from another state. We thought we were really building something.”, The newspaper report said, “Battered black and gold football helmets littered the mountainside. Some are in poor health. All 75 people aboard died. Lewis could have been on the list. Yeros was on the team, but not on the plane. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. When Featherstone left John Marshall, Duren was a runt on the B team. Lewis’ seat belt was off. Years later, Lewis would learn that teammate Mike Bruce, another survivor, pushed him through a hole to exit the hell of the crash. A list of the 31 people killed in the Wichita State football plane crash on Oct. 2, 1970. A Tragic Plane Crash in 1970 Killed Most of Marshall’s Football Team and Inspired an Iconic Movie by Jack Dougherty on June 22, 2020 During the 1970 college football season, Marshall suffered a devastating loss to East Carolina in week 9 to drop the Thundering Herd to 3-6 on the year. So Lewis called his mother at work back in Duncan. • Randy Kiesau, defensive back, Clinton High School. Some of the survivors started down the mountain, seeking help. “While we mourn those we lost that day, we also focus on those who survived the crash. Wichita State football is gone. “I honor their memory every day,” Lewis said. Forty-three days after the Wichita State plane crash, the Marshall University football team plane crashed, returning from a game at East Carolina. A memorial service will be staged in Cessna Stadium, which has remained even though Wichita State dropped football in 1987. Duren told Featherstone there was an empty seat on the black plane. There were smoldering shirts and ties, shoulder pads, a pair of cleats with No. The Marshall football team’s plane crashed while returning from a game on Nov. 14, 1970. The “Gold” aircraft carried the starting players, head coach and athletic director. Team '70, those Shockers call their fallen teammates. “Class president. The plane crashed on Mount Trelease, west of Denver in the Arapaho National Forest. But Featherstone was winning a hot and heavy game of spades; he wanted to see it through. The scenery stopped in the canyon of Mount Trelease, above where the Eisenhower Tunnel was being constructed around I-70, 60 miles west of Denver. The two airplanes, dubbed “Gold” and Black" for the colors of Wichita State University, were carrying players, boosters, coaches and others. The second plane landed safely in Logan, Utah, about an hour after the first plane crashed, according to newspaper reports. “Donnie was the strongest guy I ever met,” Lewis said. Lewis and teammate Glenn Kostal were placed in a miner’s shack so they could lay down. “That was the last time I saw Johnny.”. Lewis takes a list with him onto the deck. Every Oct. 2 a remembrance service is held on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan. A wreath is placed at a memorial to 31 football players, administrators and supporters who died on Oct. 2, 1970. “All four of these guys were great young men,” Featherstone said. Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist. “I look up there and think of them.”. A memorial stands on the campus, and enhancements will be unveiled Friday. • Tom Shedden, offensive tackle, Putnam City High School. Nine people survived the crash. The Patriot reported that Fred Conti, the team’s defensive coordinator, fighting back tears, said, “These kids genuinely loved each other.

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