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Former Arkansas players to commemorate anniversary of Wichita State plane crash

FAYETTEVILLE — Members of the 1970 Arkansas and Wichita State football teams will reunite in Little Rock later this month to commemorate the Shockers' first game following a plane crash that killed 31 people, according to the Wichita Eagle.

The former players will meet in Little Rock on Sept. 30 and then attend the Oct. 1 game between the Razorbacks and Alcorn State at War Memorial Stadium, according to the Eagle. The weekend will mark the 46-year anniversary of the crash.

A plane carrying Wichita State players and staff crashed on Oct.