'' Marshall University : Ashes to Glory '' is a 2000 documentary film about the November 14 , 1970 Marshall University plane crash that killed 75 people ( including 37 members of the Thundering Herd football team , most of its coaching staff , and a number of school officials and Huntingtonians ) , and the efforts of new head coach Jack Lengyel and the coaching staff ( which included members of the previous staff ) , to rebuild the team and help heal the city of Huntington , West Virginia
plane crash
Southern Airways Flight 932
Marshall University: Ashes to Glory