Ben Wilson was the 29th head college football

College football

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 coach
for the Wichita State University Shockers

Wichita State University

Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....

 located in Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

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and he held that position for two seasons, from 1969 until 1970.
His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 2 wins, 17 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him
28th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 32nd at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.
On October 2, 1970, Wilson and his wife, Helen, were killed along with 14 players on the team and several others during the Wichita State University football team plane crash

Wichita State University football team plane crash

The Wichita State University football team plane crash refers to a 1970 plane crash. On Friday October 2 in that year, at 1:14 p.m., a Martin 4-0-4 aircraft flown by Golden Eagle Aviation crashed into a mountain eight miles west of Silver Plume, Colorado...

 en route to a game at Utah State University

Utah State University

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. The remaining team members completed the season under assistant coach Bob Seaman.