Editor’s Note: Here’s a
partial reprint of a news column that ran in a North Carolina daily paper about Craig T. Greenlee -- the author of the memoir
“November Ever After.” The book focuses on the aftermath of the Marshall plane crash that killed most of the
school’s football team. As a former teammate of the players who perished nearly forty-two years ago,
Greenlee has a unique perspective about the tragedy.
BY SCOTT SEXTON
Winston-Salem
Journal (NC)
Like millions of others, Craig
Greenlee saw "We Are Marshall," the 2006 film that depicted the
rebuilding of the Marshall University
football program after a plane crash Nov.
14, 1970 that killed 75 players, coaches and others.Unlike most moviegoers who were captivated by the film's can-do message, he didn't leave the theater feeling particularly upbeat.
Greenlee knew most of those killed that day. He was on the team the previous two seasons — he walked away for personal reasons — and would come back to play the following season to help rebuild the program.
And because of that, he knew that what was shown on the big screen wasn't what really happened.
"So many things about what really happened were just … lost," said Greenlee. "The story is such a marvelous story. Why tinker with it?"
Click on the link below to read the rest of the column.
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