- age 20 Gene Robinson, junior, offensive end, Dayton, Ohio - age 21 Tom Shedden, junior, tackle, Oklahoma City - age 20 Rick Stines, guard, Kansas City, Kansas - age 19 John Taylor, back, Sherman, Texas - died later in the month from injuries sustained in the crash Jack Vetter Jr., senior, lineman, McPherson, Kansas - age 22 The fatalities also included head coach Ben Wilson (and his wife Helen), athletic director Bert Katzenmeyer (and his wife Marian), team manager Marty Harrison (age 19), team trainer Tom Reeves, admissions director Carl Fahrbach, ticket manager Floyd Farmer, Shocker Club chairman Ray Coleman (and his wife Maxine), Kansas state representative Ray King (and his wife Yvonne), the plane's pilot Dan Crocker, and two stewardesses. In addition to the 14 players killed, eight other players survived the crash with varying degrees of injury: Mike Bruce, tight end/offensive tackle, Sherman, Texas - He later recalled: "When we climbed out of the plane, I could tell I was in about the best condition. I headed down the mountain to get help and a pickup came and took me up to a construction site where we called for help." John Hoheisel, linebacker and team captain, Garden Plain, Kansas - hospitalized in fair condition after the crash Randy Jackson, fullback, Atlanta, Texas - escaped through a hole in the fuselage; hospitalized in serious condition after the crash with deep lacerations on his face and multiple bruises; he returned from his injuries to lead the 1971 team with 820 rushing yards and 48 points scored Glenn Kostal, linebacker, Chicago - dug his way out from under a pile of debris, dirt and tree limbs and crawled through a rip in the fuselage; sustained a broken leg Dave Lewis, lineman, Duncan, Oklahoma - listed in satisfactory condition after the crash Keith Morrison, defensive end, Hawkins, Texas - thrown from the plane as it crashed, he sustained major injuries to his right foot and ankle, a deep gash to his knee, and burn injuries on his right arm and back Bob Renner, junior, quarterback, Garden Plain, Kansas - listed in satisfactory condition after the crash; sustained a leg injury in the crash and was unable resume his role as the team's No. 1 quarterback Rick Stephens, lineman, Andover, Kansas - thrown from the airplane in the crash and knocked unconscious, lost several teeth On the scheduled game day, the team