John Hagan

Hagen refused to fly on Friday the 13th and drove the team’s equipment truck with student equipment manager David W. Byrd. They heard the news on the radio while driving back . – 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]