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David Dearing “Dave” Griffith Jr.

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David Dearing “Dave” Griffith Jr.

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14 Nov 1970 (aged 22)
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
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Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia, the lives of 75 people were lost in the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Among the losses were nearly the entire Marshall University football team, coaches, flight crew, numerous fans, and supporters. The event marked a boundary by which an entire community would forever measure time... before or after "The Crash". This site is a memorial to the lives that were lost on that evening; to honor those men and women who made a mark in the hearts of a school, a community and a nation.


David Dearing Griffith, Jr., died in the plane crash. His body was not identified and he is buried with five other unidentified players in the Springhill Cemetery.


- From 1970 Marshall University Football Press Guide

View Cenotaph HERE.
On a rainy hill side in Wayne County, West Virginia, the lives of 75 people were lost in the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Among the losses were nearly the entire Marshall University football team, coaches, flight crew, numerous fans, and supporters. The event marked a boundary by which an entire community would forever measure time... before or after "The Crash". This site is a memorial to the lives that were lost on that evening; to honor those men and women who made a mark in the hearts of a school, a community and a nation.


David Dearing Griffith, Jr., died in the plane crash. His body was not identified and he is buried with five other unidentified players in the Springhill Cemetery.


- From 1970 Marshall University Football Press Guide

View Cenotaph HERE.

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  • Created by: SLM
  • Added: Nov 15, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138815672/david_dearing-griffith: accessed ), memorial page for David Dearing “Dave” Griffith Jr. (28 Dec 1947–14 Nov 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138815672, citing Woodland Cemetery, Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by SLM (contributor 47772349).