Reality Stranger than Art

I couldn’t believe this article when I saw it today. Unbelievable.

Definitely worth noting here on the blog.

CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) – A plane carrying the Marshall football team to Saturday’s game at East Carolina was evacuated Friday after smoke was reported in an engine, emergency officials said.

About 200 people, including players, coaches and media, were on board the plane as it was preparing to take off from Tri-State Airport at 11 a.m. No injuries were reported.

The incident came just four days before the 36th anniversary of the Marshall plane crash that killed 75 people, including most of the football team, on their way home from a game at East Carolina.

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6 Responses to Reality Stranger than Art

  1. BoKnowsNCS71 11/10/2006 at 4:49 PM #

    That’s like deja vu all over again — Yogi Berra

  2. highstick 11/10/2006 at 5:08 PM #

    That’s spookie. I had just come back to State to finish after doing my Army tour when that happened.

  3. SixPack 11/10/2006 at 5:34 PM #

    Fellow Wolfpackers……

    One of the coaches killed in that crash was my former high school line coach…Al Carelli ….Statesville (NC) High ! He was there from 1966
    -1968. I hated his guts during practice drills but he taught me (and our team) an awful lot about failure, success and what’s really important ! A truely gifted coach and human being (I realized much later) ! He made a positive difference in my life and others I’m sure.

    His former wife, Marti Carelli-Gilbert has established a children’s camp in his honor for kids (its in Tennessee) called “Grandmas Camp”. The website is http://www.grandmascamp.com.

    If you’re so inclined, please check it out ! Its a worthy cause !

    SixPack

  4. SixPack 11/10/2006 at 5:35 PM #

    My Bad…..the website is http://www.grandmascampusa.com

  5. Cardiff Giant 11/10/2006 at 5:46 PM #

    That is damned creepy.

  6. tooyoungtoremember 11/10/2006 at 11:47 PM #

    I wonder if the Marshall team will think about driving to ECU from now on!

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