Marshall University’s Memorial Fountain ceremony that pays tribute to the 75 players, coaches, staff and community members who lost their lives in the 1970 plane crash is scheduled for Monday.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— It was a cold and rainy day as 75 roses were laid on the Marshall University Memorial Fountain Thursday in honor of the lives lost in the tragic plane crash 54 years ago.

The 54th annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony is set for Thursday. The annual ceremony is held to remember the 75 lives lost in a 1970 Southern Airways plane crash.

The 54th annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony took place on Thursday afternoon. The annual ceremony is held to remember the 75 lives lost in a 1970 Southern Airways plane crash.

Marshall University observes 52nd anniversary of historic plane crash. By Lesya ... as Marshall University pauses to honor the 75 lives lost in ... where the Memorial Student Center fountain ...

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FILE – Parts of the engine lie on the ground after the Nov. 14, 1970, plane crash at Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va., that killed 75 Marshall University football players, coaches ...

FILE - A memorial plaque is displayed at the site of a 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including 36 Marshall football players, on Oct. 24, 2020, near Huntington, W.Va.

West Virginia's governor has signed a bill setting Nov. 14 each year as a day to remember the worst sports disaster in U.S. history.

West Virginia's governor has signed a bill setting Nov. 14 each year as a day to remember the worst sports disaster in U.S. history.

FILE - A memorial plaque is displayed at the site of a 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including 36 Marshall football players, on Oct. 24, 2020, near Huntington, W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed a bill establishing Nov. 14 as an annual memorial day for the worst sports disaster in U.S. history, a plane crash ...