Do Not Get On That Plane! - Ashes to Jesus Christ

The Testimony of former Marshall University Football player and surviving team member of the 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd; Number 77 Ed Carter. Ed Carter was born on November 23, 1950 in Pampa, Texas. At the age of four, his parents were divorced. His mother received custody of three boys: Bobby the eldest; Ed the middle; Don the youngest. In 1970, he was playing the first team for Marshall University. Then followed a series of very strange events. The first was a telephone call from his mother on November 7, 1970. Without any preliminaries, Sarah Carter said, “Ed, your father just died. Can you come home for the funeral?” Though he had not seen his father often since his parents’ divorce, still there was a strong affection for his dad. “Yes, I’ll leave here following the Kent State game tomorrow,” replied Ed, who even though he was only a sophomore, was still the starting tackle for the Marshall University football team. “There is something else,” his mother said somewhat hesitantly. “Yes?” “I don’t want you to be on that plane when the football team travels next week. It’s going to crash!”