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Marshall University - Ashes to Glory

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This is a thrilling, moving story of the tragic plane crash that wiped out the Marshall football team in the early 1970's, and the courageous, uplifting recovery by the families, the team, the university and the whole city. Interviews with people who were there and rare footage of the team and others make this one of the most interesting (and authentic) sports documentaries I have ever seen.

I, being a former member of the Marshall football team (1967), a 1971 graduate of MU, and had known several of the players who died in the 1970 crash, this documentary tells of the true situation of Marshall Univ. before and after the trajic plane crash. The recent movie, WE ARE MARSAHLL, told the storyline, but not exactly the truth. After seeing that movie, I ran to Amazon to get this documentary that I had seen several years earlier on TV. I am really glad I did. It brought back for me the deserving honor to the team members, the coachs, the supporters, and others who died on that cold, rainy, night in Novemeber 1970. A night I'll never forget.

Watching this documentary brought back many memories of that ill-fated night. My mother was a librarian at the James E. Morrow Library. I saw the way it changed her, for she knew all but six people on that plane. I attended many funerals during the weeks after. I watched as the team, university, and the town recovered. This documentary portrays the real images and feelings of the time. I know because I witnessed it first hand. I am grateful to Deborah Novak, a Marshall graduate, for telling the story that should have been told long before. A much better presentaion than the Hollywood version!! The story of Marshall University Football, its tragedy and triumphs, is THE life lesson that sports teaches us.

Having seen the movie We Are Marshall I wanted to dive deeper into the tragic story of the plane crash and the teams (as well as the towns) recovery. The interviews were great and the non-Hollywood story was just incredible.

This video was very informative. I enjoyed it very much. It explained a great deal about the actual event.

I was a pilot for Southern Airways and knew the Crew very well - when I see how many lives it affected it hurts - enjoyed the DVD

I don't care much for sports in general, much less college football, but the game of football is merely a backdrop here, the main story being tragedy, grieving & remembrance, & honoring those lost by carrying on with dignity, grace, & determination. It wasn't just teammates who were lost, it was colleagues, fathers and mothers, friends, "boosters", and the aircrew themselves. Would this DVD contain a Cinderella ending that could only be written by Hollywood...(?). It also didn't escape this reviewer's notice that the production quality is 100% top shelf.

I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE CD THAT I PURCHASED. THE SHIPPING WAS EXCELLENT, AND WAS FOR A GIFT WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU.

The Ashes to glory story of Marshall University was very interesting, sad, and motivational. It is amazing to hear the true story. The DVD arrived early and was exactly what i had asked for.

This is a good documentary for seeing the real people, and hearing the real timeline, but it is a dull, plodding documentary. The overly dramatic (and sometimes overly loud) score, the childish animation (a blazing football) and the inability to make you care from the beginning mar this story.

Told in bits and pieces interspersed with footage from later seasons, interviews with families that lost parents (but none with families that lost players), no background as to why Lengyl felt the need to help out...honestly, it was boring.

I mean no disrespect to anyone involved with Marshall - this just wasn't the documentary to honor any of them.