50 – Rick Dardinger

Richard Lee Dardinger made the trip in spite of a leg injury and died in the plane crash. – From 1970 Marshall University Football Press Guide

DETAILED INFORMATION

Coaches (left to right in photograph)

• Al Carelli, Jr. (Offensive Line)
• Jim "Shorty" Moss (Offensive Coordinator)
• Carl Kokor (Defensive Line)[not on plane]
• Rick Tolley(Head Coach)
• Red Dawson (Defensive Coordinator) [not on plane]

• Gail Parker (Freshman Coach) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Mickey Jackson (Offensive Backs [not on plane]
• Deke Brackett (Kicking Coach)
• Frank Loria (Defensive Backs)

Players

• Adams, Jim (51)
• Andrews, Mark (61) [not in photo]
• Barile, Tony (42) [not on plane]
• Blake, Michael (67)
• Blevins, Dennis (80)
• Bluford, Willie (31)
• Brautigan, Richard (32) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Brown, Larry (68)
• Brown, Thomas (65)
• Calvin, Jon (73) [not on plane]
• Carter, Dickie (30) [not on plane]
• Carter, Ed (77) [not on plane]
• Childers, Roger[not in photo]
• Cottrell, Stuart (43)
• Crabtree, Jack (63) [not in photo, nor plane]
• Cyrus, Dave (35) [not on plane]
• Dardinger, Rick(50)
• DeBord, David (76)
• Deeds, Ed (70) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Finn, Greg (64) [not on plane]
• Foley, Dennis (55) [not on plane]
• Gaudet, Fred (72) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Gilmore, Kevin (24)
• Griffith, David (81)
• Harris, Arthur "Art" (22)
• Harris, Robert "Bob" (12)
• Hickman, Wes (53) [not on plane]
• Hill, Bobby (41)
• Hood, Joe (33)

• Howard, Tom (60)
• James, Frank (58) [not on plane]
• Jordan, Felix (21) [not on plane]
• Lajterman, Marcelo (23)
• Lech, Richard "Rick"(20)
• Morgan, Gary (45) [not on plane]
• Naputano, Pete (84) [not on plane]
• Nash, Barry (35)
• Norrell, Pat (66)
• Oden, Paul (74) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Patterson, Bob (71)
• Reese, Scotty (83)
• Repasy, Jack (82)
• Ruffin, Nat (25) [not on plane]
• Sanders, Larry (40)
• Saylor, Al (88)
• Shannon, Art (34)
• Shoebridge, Ted (14)
• Skeens, Allen (59)
• Sly, Jim (54) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• Stainback, Jerry (56)
• Swartley, Mike (52) [not on plane]
• Taglang, Richard (44) [not in photo, nor on plane]
• VanHorn, Robert (75)
• Vanover, Roger (85)
• Wilson, Fred (87)
• Withers, David (79) [not on plane]
• Young, John (86)
• Zborill, Tom (62)

Other Athletic & Football Staff

• Charles E. Kautz (Director of Athletics)
• Ed Starling (Assistant Director of Athletics) [not on plane]
• Jim Hodges (Business Manager) [not on plane]
• Gene Morehouse (Sports Information)
• Jim Schroer (Head Athletic Trainer)
• Donald Tackett (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
• Mark J. Smaha (Assistant Athletic Trainer)  [not on plane]
• Louis A. Peake  (Assistant Athletic Trainer)  [not on plane]
• James H. Wilson (Assistant Athletic Trainer)  [not on plane]

• John Hagan (Equipment Manager) [not on plane]
• Mervin G. Black (Assistant Equipment Manager) [not on plane]
• Eugene Jones (Assistant Football Manager) [not on plane]
• Gerald Sieber (Assistant Football Manager) [not on plane]
• David W. Byrd (Student Equipment Manager) [not on plane]
• Gary George (Student Assistant Statistician)
• Joseph Wortham (Student Assistant Statistician) [not on plane]