On the set: Where scenes were filmed locally
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Photo Galleries
- Gallery: Readers' "We Are Marshall" premiere photos, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: Post-premiere events, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: Morning/afternoon of the "We Are Marshall" premiere, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: Green carpet premiere of "We Are Marshall," Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" pre-premiere party, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" premiere at Marquee Cinemas, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: Fans enjoy "We Are Marshall" premiere arrivals, Dec. 12, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" photos from the movie
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" opens nationwide Dec. 22, 2006
- Gallery: Movie prop auction, Dec. 17, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" Hollywood premiere, Dec. 14, 2006
- Gallery: Huntington "We Are Marshall" premiere setup, Dec. 11, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" events November 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" promotion September-October 2006
- Gallery: Readers' celebrity sightings, spring-summer 2006
- Gallery: Filming in Atlanta, June 9-10 and 14, 2006
- Gallery: Filming at the Green and White Game, April 22, 2006
- Gallery: Filming of campus scenes, April 17 and 21, 2006
- Gallery: Filming on Merrill Avenue, April 19, 2006
- Gallery: Filming of downtown scenes, April 12, 18 and 19, 2006
- Gallery: McConaughey attends spring football practice, April 18, 2006
- Gallery: Filming the Memorial Fountain scene, April 11, 2006
- Gallery: Filming the chant scene, April 10, 2006
- Gallery: Filming of the board scene, April 7, 2006
- Gallery: Matthew Fox press conference, April 7, 2006
- Gallery: Filming Mark Patton's "We Are Marshall" scenes, April 4, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" Kickoff Party, April 1, 2006
- Gallery: "We Are Marshall" movie press conference, April 1, 2006
Videos
- Video: "We Are Marshall" kickoff party (4/1/2006)
- Video: Anthony Mackie discusses role (4/10/2006)
- Video: Movie crew shows clip at 2006 UCF game (10/4/2006)
- Video: McConaughey discusses his role (10/4/2006)
- Video: McConaughey & McG given award (10/4/2006)
- Video: McConaughey on Huntington (10/4/2006)
- Video: McConaughey & McG discuss the movie (10/4/2006)
- Video: MU announces Marquee movie premiere (10/18/2006)
- Video: Former Herald-Dispatch reporter Jack Hardin on the movie (12/7/2006)
- Video: Ernie Salvatore on the MU movie (12/8/2006)
- Video: Kate Mara talks about meeting with MU cheerleaders (12/12/2006)
- Video: McG on “We Are Marshall” (12/12/2006)
- Video: McConaughey calls “We Are Marshall” his most gratifying project (12/12/2006)
- Video: Anthony Mackie talks about portraying Nate Ruffin (12/12/2006)
- Video: Basil describes movie as 'passion project' (12/12/2006)
- Video: Fox, Dawson discuss role in "We Are Marshall" (12/12/2006)
- Video: Writer Jamie Linden discusses the film's inception (12/12/2006)
- Video: Arlen Escarpeta talks about portraying Reggie Oliver (12/12/2006)
- Video: Arlen Escarpeta and Reggie Oliver at Chilifest (9/15/2007)
- Video: MU students react to "We Are Marshall" DVD release (9/19/2007)
- Video: Arlen Escarpeta signs autographs (9/19/2007)
- Video: Coach Andy Nameth on "We Are Marshall" (11/21/2006)
- Video: "We Are Marshall" trailer
Marshall Photos
A memorial service was conducted Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, honoring the 75 people who died on Nov. 14, 1970, when the plane carrying Marshall football players, coaches, staff, supporters and flight crew crashed into a mountain near the Huntington Tri-State airport.
Faculty, students and others attend memorial services at the Memorial Student Center Plaza for the Marshall University football team that lost their lives in a plane crash on Nov. 14, 1970.
Marshall University holds its annual Spring Fountain Celebration on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington.
The auctioning of props from the movie "We Are Marshall" took place at the Huntington Mall Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, with the proceeds going to WSAZ Children's Charities.
Final preparations are made for the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center premiere of "We Are Marshall" Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, in Huntington.
The 46th Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony was held on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at the Marshall University's Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington.
Marshall coach Red Dawson coached for Marshall from 1968-1971.
A look back in the archives of past Marshall University men's soccer photos.
The 42nd annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony is conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington. The annual memorial service honors the 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall plane crash.
Actor Matthew Fox speaks about his portrayal of former Marshall assistant coach Red Dawson in the movie "We Are Marshall" during a news conference Friday, April 7, 2006, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
A large crowd gathers to watch the stars of "We Are Marshall" walk the green carpet for the premiere of the film on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Huntington.
Actors David Strathairn and Matthew McConaughey join director McG and producer Basil Iwanyk during a news conference Saturday, April 1, 2006, at the Keith-Albee Theatre in Huntington.
A large crowd gathers at the Pullman Square Marquee Cinemas to watch the student premiere of "We Are Marshall" on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Huntington.
The 1970 team had a 3-6 record under coach Rick Tolley. Team captain was Dave Griffith.
Marshall University conducts the annual Spring Fountain Celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington.
Listed No. 2 as Marshall's all-time top passer behind Chad Pennington is the player who followed him in the lineup -- Byron Leftwich. He was a first round NFL draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003. In 2007, he played three games with the Atlanta Falcons. In August 2008, he signed wi…
Marshall basketball player Mark Patton portrays a 1971 Marshall player asked to join the football team following the 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 75 community members including the football team. These scenes for "We Are Marshall" were filmed Tuesday, April 4, 2006, near Twin T…
Bobby Pruett coached Marshall University football from 1996-2005.
Scenes from Marshall University, 1969.
Members of the Marshall community gather at the Marshall Memorial Fountain Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, during a ceremony honoring the 35th anniversary of the deaths of 75 Marshall football players, coaches, staff, supporters and crew who died in a plane crash near the Huntington Tri-State airport.
Marshall University honors the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash tragedy during the 48th Annual Memorial Service on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at the Memorial Fountain on the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington, W.Va.
Scenes for "We Are Marshall" are filmed April 21, 2006, on the campus of Marshall University.
A ceremony celebrating the turing on of the Memorial Fountain is held on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center Plaza.
Marshall University (dark jerseys) beat Morehead State (white jerseys) 17-7 in the season opener Sept. 19, 1970, at Fairfield Stadium. The 1970 team had a 3-6 record under coach Rick Tolley. Team captain was Dave Griffith.
A look back in the archives of past Marshall University women's soccer photos.
The board room scene in "We Are Marshall" used several local people as extras. In the scene, actor Anthony Mackie attempts to convince the university's board to keep the football program.
One of the largest crowds ever turned out Friday, Nov. 14, for the annual memorial service to remember the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 football players, coaches, staff, supporters and flight.
Spectators watch as crews prepare for the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center premiere of "We Are Marshall" on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Huntington.
Much of "We Are Marshall" was filmed in Huntington.
Marshall University hosts its 50th Annual Memorial Fountain Service on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at the Memorial Student Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall University hosted a ceremony on Nov. 14, 2006, honoring the 36th anniversary of the deaths of 75 Marshall football players, coaches, staff, supporters and crew who died in a plane crash in 1970 while returning from a football game in Greenville, N.C.
A memorial service was conducted Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, by the Norway Avenue Church of Christ at Spring Hill Cemetery for the members of the 1971 Young Thundering Herd.
Huntington filming for the movie "We Are Marshall" ended with film crews shooting crowd reaction shots at the Green and White game at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday, April 22, 2006.
Marshall University hosts its annual spring fountain ceremony on Saturday, April 17, 2021, outside of the Memorial Student Center in Huntington.
Marshall University holds its 45th Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at the Marshall Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington. The service honors the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash.
The 52nd annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony takes place on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Huntington.
A few scenes for "We Are Marshall" were filmed at Herndon Stadium at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Ga.
Marshall University (white jerseys) lost to Morehead State (dark jerseys) 6-29 in the season opener Sept. 18, 1971, at Morehead. The 1971 team had a 2-8 record under coach Jack Lengyel. Team captain was Nate Ruffin.
A dedication ceremony for the Marshall University Historic Marker was held Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at the site of the Nov. 14, 1970, plane crash on the Rt. 75 highway in Wayne County.
A look back in the archives of past Marshall University women's soccer photos.
Marshall University hosts a ceremony to celebrate the turning on of the Memorial Fountain on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington.
Members of the Young Thundering Herd attend practices in August and September 1971.
Hundreds gathered around the Marshall University Memorial Fountain on Saturday in honor of the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash.Saturday marked the 39th anniversary of the tragedy that killed most of Marshall’s football team.
Marshall brings The Herd together to turn the Memorial Fountain back on during Green and White Day on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Huntington.
Actor Matthew McConaughey as former Marshall University Head Football Coach Jack Lengyel on Merrill Avenue Wednesday, April 19, 2006, during filming of "We Are Marshall." In this scene, Lengyel (McConaughey) steps outside to pick up the morning paper as he is greeted by cheering fans headin…
"We Are Marshall" used several Marshall students as extras. In this scene, the students gather outside Morrow Library while actor Anthony Mackie attempts to convince the university's board to keep the football program. The scene incorporates the "We Are ... Marshall" chant.
The "We Are Marshall" premiere was Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Huntington.
On Nov. 14, 1970, a plane carrying 75 people including Marshall's football team, coaches, staff, community members and flight crew crashed near the Huntington Tri-State Airport on a return trip following the Thundering Herd's game against East Carolina. All on board were killed.