Connie Avery of Solomon, Kan., holds the helmet her brother Marvin wore as a football player at WSU. Marvin Brown was one of 31 people killed Oct. 2, 1970, in a plane crash.
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Connie Avery of Solomon, Kan., holds the helmet her brother Marvin wore as a football player at WSU, pointing out the nicks and scrapes that are still visible. Brown was one of 31 people killed Oct. 2, 1970, in a plane crash.
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Connie Avery of Solomon, Kan., holds the helmet that her brother Marvin wore when playing at WSU. Marvin Brown was one of 31 people killed Oct. 2, 1970, in a plane crash.
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The Solomon High School football and track stadium is named in honor of Marvin Brown. Brown was a star athlete, competing in basketball, football and track. Brown was just 19 when he was killed Oct. 2, 1970, when the plane carrying the WSU football team crashed into a Colorado mountainside killing 31 people.
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A family grave marker for the Brown family in Solomon, Kan. Marvin Brown was 19 when he was killed Oct. 2, 1970, when a plane carrying some of the WSU football team crashed into a Colorado mountainside, killing 31 people.
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Marvin Brown's retired jersey hangs on the wall at Solomon High School. Marvin Brown was 19 when he was killed Oct. 2, 1970, when a plane carrying some of the WSU football team crashed into a Colorado mountainside, killing 31 people.
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A photo of Marvin Brown hangs above his retired jersey at Solomon High School. Marvin Brown was 19 when he was killed Oct. 2, 1970, when a plane carrying some of the WSU football team crashed into a Colorado mountainside, killing 31 people.
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Marvin Brown was 19 when he was killed Oct. 2, 1970, when a plane carrying some of the WSU football team crashed into a Colorado mountainside, killing 31 people.
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Connie Avery of Solomon, Kan., sits with her mother, 90-year-old Arbutus Brown, holding the helmet that her brother Marvin wore when playing at WSU. Marvin Brown was one of 31 people killed Oct. 2, 1970, in a plane crash.
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Connie Avery of Solomon, Kan., holds the helmet that her brother Marvin wore when playing at WSU. Marvin Brown was one of 31 people killed Oct. 2, 1970, in a plane crash.
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