FERRUM, Va. -- It's been 56 years since the tragic Marshall University plane crash on November 14, 1970, but at Ferrum College ... we remember.

The folks at Ferrum remember the tragedy and the eight members of Ferrum's 1968 NJCAA national championship football team who lost their lives that day.

Lost forever were Ferrum Panthers Thomas W. Brown, David D. Griffith, Patrick J. Norrell, James R. Patterson, Arthur K. Shannon, Jerry D. Stainback, Jr., Coach Rick Tolley, and Thomas J. Zborill.

Ferrum's weight room in the Hank Norton Center is named the Big Green Room in honor of these eight men and all 75 passengers aboard Southern Airways Flight 932 who perished in the crash.

Additionally, the Ferrum football Big Green Award is presented annually to a senior Panther football player who best demonstrates the qualities of courage, hustle, and desire, serving as a role model for his fellow teammates. The award honors these eight men and has been presented annually since 1971.

At Ferrum, our hearts go out to the families and friends of all those lost that day.

We Remember!