![]() How difficult it must have been to carry his body down the mountain. Stephens says that when he visits the site, on his way down he can’t help but envision They came to the site to rescueĪnyone who was still alive, and they managed to carry Stephens down the steep mountain. The bike ride is a fundraiser for the ’70 Football Memorial Scholarship Fund.Īt the time of the crash, Stephens was thrown from the plane and rescued by threeĬonstruction workers who felt the airplane impact. 3, to honor those lost in the plane crash and to visit the site again. Site a handful of times, and is leading a bike ride from Wichita State to Castle Rock,Ĭolorado on Oct. Wichita State alumnus and plane crash survivor, Rick Stephens, has gone up to the Their memory be eternal and may you the family, continue to allow them to live within People to the site: “In the Greek religion when somebody dies you always say ‘may Yeros is frequently reminded of a special quote, which motivates him to keep taking I’veĪlways told the story and talked about it. “We never understood why we were not on that plane because we could have been. Involved is comfortable with talking about it the same way or chooses to visit the Important to tell the story of those who passed. “You have to stop andĪ big part of why Yeros travels to the site frequently is because he believes it is Those that died there or how things turned out,” Yeros said. Up is always emotional: “When you start up there, you start to talk a little bit about ![]() ![]() He says over time, the site is “always the same butĭifferent because someone’s brought something else.”Īlthough Yeros has traveled to the site on countless occasions, he says each time Yeros says a few years ago, one of the coaches died and he brought theĪshes to the site to bury him. Since he has been to the site several times, he has been able to watch the site change Yeros has taken family members of passed players and others who simply want to see “I’ve probably been up there 20 times over the years.” “Usually has them call me, and I’ll take them up there.” Yeros said. He knows the trail backwardĪnd forward and enjoys leading the way to the hallowed ground. Guy when there are people who want to hike up to the site. Yeros says that over the years he has become the go-to Was seated on the other “Black” plane with the reserve team when the “Gold” plane Obstacle for frequent hiker, John Yeros, who was a WSU football player in 1970 and That have fallen over the path that have to be walked over. Is slightly outlined with worn ground and rock cairns. The trek up the mountain to the plane crash site is about a 1.7-mile hike. John Yeros, graduated in 1973 with a degree in education.
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