According to this report from MetroNews, Reggie Oliver, the quarterback of the Young Thundering Herd team of 1971, died Tuesday at the age of 66.

 

“On behalf of Marshall Athletics, we extend our deepest sympathies to Reggie Oliver’s friends and family upon hearing of his recent passing,” Marshall University Athletic Director Mike Hamrick said. “He was one of Marshall’s true legends and will be sorely missed by the entire Thundering Herd family.”

 

Oliver was hospitalized last week in Huntsville, Ala., after receiving a serious head injury from a fall.

 

Oliver is best known for throwing the winning touchdown pass in the Sept. 25, 1971 game against Xavier, the first win for the football team following the 1970 Southern Airways Flight 932 plane crash.

 

Seventy-five people, including football players and coaching staff, died in the crash. 

 

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Editor's Note: Photo courtesy of Marshall University Athletics Facebook Page.