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Muskie
07-30-2007, 10:17 AM
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Marshall-15 Xavier (http://xavier.scout.com/)-13 September 25, 1971: It was just 10 months since Marshall had lost its football team in a crash on November 14, 1970, while returning from a loss at East Carolina. 75 persons, including five coaches, over 35 players and many MU and Huntington leaders were lost in the worst air disaster in American Sports history. Jack Lengyel was hired on St. Patrick's Day of 1971 to take over a program with three returning lettermen, a bunch of red-shirt freshman and an open call for players that brought Lengyel and his staff basketball players from the Thundering Herd men's program, former vets from Vietnam and guys who had never played football. Read more here. (http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/1%20Marshall-15%20Xavier-13%20September%2025,%201971:%20It%20was%20just%201 0%20months%20since%20Marshall%20had%20lost%20its%2 0football%20team%20in%20a%20crash%20on%20November% 2014,%201970,%20while%20returning%20from%20a%20los s%20at%20East%20Carolina.%2075%20persons,%20includ ing%20five%20coaches,%20over%2035%20players%20and% 20many%20MU%20and%20Huntington%20leaders%20were%20 lost%20in%20the%20worst%20air%20disaster%20in%20Am erican%20Sports%20history.%20Jack%20Lengyel%20was% 20hired%20on%20St.%20Patrick%27s%20Day%20of%201971 %20to%20take%20over%20a%20program%20with%20three%2 0returning%20lettermen,%20a%20bunch%20of%20red-shirt%20freshman%20and%20an%20open%20call%20for%20 players%20that%20brought%20Lengyel%20and%20his%20s taff%20basketball%20players%20from%20the%20Thunder ing%20Herd%20men%27s%20program,%20former%20vets%20 from%20Vietnam%20and%20guys%20who%20had%20never%20 played%20football.)