Jack Lengyel, who took over as head coach of the Marshall football team after the 1970 crash, joins Hoppy Kercheval to talk about the 50th anniversary of the tragedy and taking over afterward.

“Considering Jack Lengyel’s personal and professional influence on Marshall University and the Naval Academy, it is only appropriate that he be acknowledged on this special day,” Gladchuk said.

Lengyel had convinced Dawson to remain on the staff, though he resigned in 1972 and never coached again. ... Guest Speaker: Jack Lengyel, former Marshall University football coach (1971-74) ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Jack Lengyel remembers sitting in his Ohio home and watching the news that November night, horrified. A college football coach himself, a thick lump rested in Lengyel's throat ...

Boulder – Jack Lengyel will leave Colorado in about two weeks and begin his retirement in earnest in Arizona. He won’t, however, depart without leaving CU a few parting gifts – one ...

Though Jack Lengyel is now most associated with his tenure as the coach who kept alive the football program at Marshall following the death of 75 players, coaches, staff, and boosters in a plane ...

Jack Lengyel understands Hollywood’s tendency to sensationalize whatever story is being told. But he hopes all of that will be kept to a minimum when “We Are ... Marshall” is ...

Jack Lengyel: They flew us to South Bend, where the National College Football Hall of Fame is located, for a preview last week. I think overall they hit all the (highlights).

Jack Lengyel hit the ground running when he was hired as interim athletic director December 1. Rather than merely manage a department in crisis, most close observers ...

Jack Lengyel, the Naval Academy's athletic director for 13 years, yesterday surprised his peers and co-workers by announcing his retirement, effective Oct. 1. The first person without military ...

West Virginia's governor has signed a bill setting Nov. 14 each year as a day to remember the worst sports disaster in U.S. history.

West Virginia's governor has signed a bill setting Nov. 14 each year as a day to remember the worst sports disaster in U.S. history.