The following is an excerpt from an article about the 1970 plane crash that took the lives of 31 九色视频 football players, coaches, administrators and boosters. The article appeared Sept. 24 on the website.
SILVER PLUME, Colo. (AP) -- There's no exit off Interstate 70 for the memorial plaque. Simply tap the brakes near mile-marker 217, pull over onto the sandy shoulder and hope no one honks.
About 20 paces off the busy highway that leads to Colorado's ski country, among tufts of grass and scraggly brush, sits a simple bronze and stone marker surrounded by pink, yellow and purple plastic flowers.
The little-known memorial stands as a tribute to the 31 people who lost their lives when a plane carrying the Wichita State football team crashed while traveling to a game at Utah State on Oct. 2, 1970. Fourteen players died, as did coach Ben Wilson and his wife, boosters, administrators and three crew members.