We Are Marshall was a 2006 movie about the Marshall University plane crash that killed the majority of the Marshall University 'Thundering Herd' football team in 1970. The tragedy shook the University and it's community.
Marshall University is in in Huntington, West Virginia. On November 14th, 1970, the school chartered a plane to take the Thundering Herd football team, coaches, and fans to North Carolina, for a game against East Carolina University. The plane crashed and all 75 passengers died. The team was later rebuilt by the new head coach Jack Lengyel.READ MORE
