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Charles R. Krueger

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Charles R. Krueger

Birth
Hickory Hills, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
2 Oct 1970 (aged 18–19)
Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Justice, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 259-Section 38
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Offensive Tackle Charles Krueger was one of the 31 victims when one of two chartered planes that were taking the Wichita State football team to a game in Utah, crashed in the Colorado mountains.

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(From the Wichita State University Foundation website)

Carl R. Krueger Football '70 Memorial
One of the worst tragedies of college sports history happened on Friday, Oct. 2, 1970. A plane carrying WSU football players, athletic staff members and team boosters crashed at approximately 3 p.m. on a mountain near Silver Plume, Colo., while en route to Logan, Utah, for a game with Utah State University. Thirty-one people were killed.

Mr. Carl Krueger was one of the 14 players who perished in the crash. He graduated from St. Laurence High School in Oak Lawn, Ill., and wore number 73. There is a memorial placed at the crash site that reads, 'As time goes by, memories fade. But we will never forget…

The Carl R. Krueger Football '70 Memorial was created in his honor.
Offensive Tackle Charles Krueger was one of the 31 victims when one of two chartered planes that were taking the Wichita State football team to a game in Utah, crashed in the Colorado mountains.

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(From the Wichita State University Foundation website)

Carl R. Krueger Football '70 Memorial
One of the worst tragedies of college sports history happened on Friday, Oct. 2, 1970. A plane carrying WSU football players, athletic staff members and team boosters crashed at approximately 3 p.m. on a mountain near Silver Plume, Colo., while en route to Logan, Utah, for a game with Utah State University. Thirty-one people were killed.

Mr. Carl Krueger was one of the 14 players who perished in the crash. He graduated from St. Laurence High School in Oak Lawn, Ill., and wore number 73. There is a memorial placed at the crash site that reads, 'As time goes by, memories fade. But we will never forget…

The Carl R. Krueger Football '70 Memorial was created in his honor.

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  • Created by: Iowa Owl
  • Added: Apr 4, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67899844/charles_r-krueger: accessed ), memorial page for Charles R. Krueger (1951–2 Oct 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67899844, citing Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Justice, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Iowa Owl (contributor 46772324).