Thomas Wayne “Tom” Brown

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Thomas Wayne “Tom” Brown

Birth
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Death
14 Nov 1970 (aged 22)
Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
1953-MU Memorial
Memorial ID
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College Football Player, Plane Crash Victim. He was a nose guard for Marshall in 1970, and was on the chartered plane when it crashed at Tri-State Airport on November 14, 1970. The crash was the worst in American sports history.

His body could not be identified, and with five other players, they were all buried near the Memorial to the 1970 Marshall Football Team in unmarked graves.
College Football Player, Plane Crash Victim. He was a nose guard for Marshall in 1970, and was on the chartered plane when it crashed at Tri-State Airport on November 14, 1970. The crash was the worst in American sports history.

His body could not be identified, and with five other players, they were all buried near the Memorial to the 1970 Marshall Football Team in unmarked graves.