Signed bill sets Nov. 14 memorial for Marshall plane crash

FILE - Marshall players wear a "75" decal on their helmets as they take the field for an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee on Nov...

February 25, 2023
2:52 AM

FILE - Marshall players wear a "75" decal on their helmets as they take the field for an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 14, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. The game took place on the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Marshall plane crash that killed all 75 persons aboard. The plane was carrying the Marshall University football team who were returning after a game against East Carolina. A bill has won final legislative approval Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in West Virginia, that would establish an annual day of recognition for the worst sports disaster in U.