No. 16 Marshall commemorated the 50th anniversary of a plane crash that killed 75 people — including most of the Thundering Herd football team — with a 42-14 victory over Middle Tennessee.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Quarterback Grant Wells grew up knowing the story of Marshall football. The 1970 plane crash. The university’s decision to continue playing. The winning years that eventually would come. And the importance of representing the school and honoring the fallen on the crash’s golden anniversary. The redshirt freshman threw a season-high five touchdown passes and No.16 Marshall commemorated the 50th anniversary of the worst disaster in U.S. sports history with a 42-14 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday. «We knew that this game was going to mean so much to this fan base and this community,» Wells said.
