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AUDIO Former Marshall Coach Speaking In Dover
Many people remember the tragic events surrounding November 14, 1970, in which Southern Airways flight 932 crashed en route to the Marshall University campus in Huntington, WV.
The crash killed all 75 members on board, including the team, coaches, support staff, and boosters for the football program.
Former Marshall football assistant coach Red Dawson was one of a handful of members from the staff not on the plane that day. Dawson joined the Sam Bourquin Show Wednesday to talk about his book, "A Coach in Progress: A Story of Survival and Revival."
"It was hard times, for a long, long time," Dawson said. "It didn't leave for a while, we tried to go forward, and that's what we've tried to do."
The story was depicted in the 2006 film We Are Marshall. The Thundering Herd have bounced back on and off the football field, and the community of Huntington has embraced them fully.
Dawson will be at the Dover Public Library in Dover, OH Friday January 15 at 7 p.m.