November 14, 1970 — Greenville, North Carolina. For a few minutes, don’t remember how their story ended. Remember how they lived. This film captures one drive from the final game of the 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd. Marshall trailed East Carolina 14-7 in the third quarter when Ted Shoebridge took over. Starting at the Marshall 24, Shoebridge drove the Herd 76 yards in just seven plays. On 3rd-and-21 from the Marshall 13, he found Bob Harris for 48 yards. A few plays later, Shoebridge found Harris again to move Marshall inside the 20. Then he found Jack Repasy in the end zone. Touchdown, Marshall. 14-14. Marshall ultimately fell 17-14. We know what happened after the game. But for these few minutes of film, that isn’t the story. Ted Shoebridge is still throwing a football. Bob Harris is still making a play. Jack Repasy is still catching a touchdown. Their teammates are still running onto the field to celebrate. They’re young men playing the game they loved, wearing Marshall across their helmets and fighting for one another. When the game was over, they boarded a plane home with their coaches, university staff, family, friends and members of the Marshall community. There were 75 aboard. Every one of them had a name. 01 — Jim Adams 02 — Mark Andrews 03 — Michael Blake 04 — Dennis Blevins 05 — Willie Bluford 06 — Larry Brown 07 — Thomas Brown 08 — Roger Childers 09 — Stuart Cottrell 10 — Rick Dardinger 11 — David DeBord 12 — Kevin Gilmore 13 — David Griffith 14 — Arthur “Art” Harris 15 — Robert “Bob” Harris 16 — Bobby Hill 17 — Joe Hood 18 — Tom Howard 19 — Marcelo Lajterman 20 — Richard “Rick” Lech 21 — Barry Nash 22 — Pat Norrell 23 — Bob Patterson 24 — Scotty Reese 25 — Jack Repasy 26 — Larry Sanders 27 — Al Saylor 28 — Art Shannon 29 — Ted Shoebridge 30 — Allen Skeens 31 — Jerry Stainback 32 — Robert VanHorn 33 — Roger Vanover 34 — Fred Wilson 35 — John Young 36 — Tom Zborill 37 — Al Carelli Jr. 38 — Jim “Shorty” Moss 39 — Rick Tolley 40 — Deke Brackett 41 — Frank Loria 42 — Charles E. Kautz 43 — Gene Morehouse 44 — Jim Schroer 45 — Donald Tackett 46 — Gary George 47 — Charles M. Arnold 48 — Rachel Arnold 49 — Donald Booth 50 — Joseph Chambers 51 — Margaret Chambers 52 — Shirley Hagley 53 — Ray Hagley 54 — Arthur L. Harris 55 — Emmett O. Heath 56 — Elaine Lois Heath 57 — Cynthia Jarrell 58 — James Jarrell 59 — Kenneth Jones 60 — Jeff Nathan 61 — Brian R. O’Connor 62 — Michael R. Prestera 63 — Glenn H. Preston 64 — Phyllis Preston 65 — Courtney Proctor 66 — Herbert D. Proctor 67 — Helen Ralsten 68 — Murrill Ralsten 69 — Parker Ward 70 — Norman Weichmann 71 — Frank Abbott 72 — Jerry Smith 73 — Charlene Poat 74 — Patricia Vaught 75 — Danny Deese More than half a century later, we still say their names. We still tell their stories. And as long as there is a Thundering Herd, we will remember them. We Are Marshall. 🦬💚