On December 13, 1977, the University of Evansville team boarded a plane at the Evansville
Airport along with head coach Bobby Watson, members of his staff, a radio broadcaster and
some fans. They were on their way to Tennessee for a game against Middle Tennessee State.
The plane crashed into a hillside not long after takeoff. All
29 people on board were killed.
The only member of the Evansville team who was not on the plane
that night was David Furr, an ankle injury kept him home. Two weeks after the
crash he was killed in a car accident.
