Jay Ramsdell was on his way from the CBA league office in Denver , Colorado to Columbus for the 1989 College Player Draft when his United Airlines Flight 232 plane crashed in Sioux City , Iowa on July 19 , 1989 . A close friend of Eli Jacobsen , he was instrumental in laying the groundwork which eventually led to the granting of a CBA franchise for Columbus
United Airlines Flight 232
United Airlines Flight 232
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