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 Posted: Sun Sep 21st, 2008 04:43 pm
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 I have been an ECU fan ever since 1970.  Representatives of the school administration, football team and student body attended many of the funerals and memorial services in the days and weeks after the crash.  (Too bad I couldn't root them through the overtime at NC State yesterday!)

Here is a tidbit of information on the Lengyel-Bowden connection in the movie.  The film didn't bother telling it, but Bowden's gracious assistance wasn't completely out of the blue.  Red Dawson, who I know well and still lives here in Huntington, is originally from Valdosta GA and was an All-American tight end at Florida State in the 1960s.  When at FSU, the offensive coordinator was Bobby Bowden.  Coach Bowden then got the head coaching job at WVU.  So in reality, in 1971 Red contacted his old coach and asked for help, which Coach Bowden generously provided. 

In the early 80s, after Coach Bowden moved to FSU, Red and I attended an FSU-Va Tech game in Blacksburg as Coach Bowden's guests.  We had a sideline pass and Red introduced me to Coach Bowden after the game.  He is as nice a guy in person as he is on TV.