sentences:  In this role, he led the campus through the November 14, 1970, plane crash in which 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, and 25 school boosters were killed.The team was returning home after a 17-14 loss against the East Carolina University Pirates at Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.Dedmon was portrayed by David Strathairn in the movie "We Are Marshall," which details the aftermath of the crash and its effect on the school community.