Out December 22, the same day as Rocky Balboa.
Many of you probably know the story of the Marshall University plane crash on November 14, 1970. The entire football team, along with coaches and boosters, were among the 75 killed on final approach to the Tri-State Airport in Huntington, West Virginia.
My mother is from West Virginia and knows the story well. It is because of her that I know the story of MU and Huntington.
The city of Huntington (population 49,000 and the home of MU) has been through a lot of suffering. This movie will tell the story of the 1971 Thundering Herd football team, which had a record of 2-9. It was nothing short of a miracle that the Herd won those two games.
In fact, the Herd didn't even have a winning season until 1986.
In 1987, the Herd went to the 1-AA title game and lost by one point.
In 1991 through 1993, MU played Youngstown State three consecutive years in the 1-AA title game. MU lost in 1991 and 1993, but in 1992, on their home field in Huntington, the Herd won the national title 31-28 on a last second FG.
The Herd went 15-0 in 1996, the most wins ever in a college season, in their last year in 1-AA. They have been 1-A ever since.
ESPN2 will do a feature on the movie during halftime of tonight's Central Florida - Marshall game.
Knowing the story as I do, I got chills up my spine watching the trailer.