Marshall U. Hopes a Movie Will Make Its Name
By Sam Kean, The Chronicle of Higher Education

People at Marshall University would rather not think about the first round of headlines after November 14, 1970. On that stormy Saturday night, 37 Thundering Herd football players, eight coaches, 25 university officials and fans, and five crew members boarded an airplane to fly home after a tough loss at East Carolina University. A mile short of the Tri-State Airport, in Huntington, W.Va., all 75 died in what remains one of the worst accidents in college-sports history.

Last year, Marshall held a well-attended memorial service for the 35th anniversary of the crash. Now, on the 36th anniversary, the event is generating some good news for the university. After numerous inquiries over the years, a major studio, Warner Brothers, has produced a feature film about the tragedy, We Are Marshall, scheduled for general release on December 22. A spike in national interest will almost certainly follow.

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