Herd Coaches Tour thunders into Princeton
Tazewell native and former football standout Jack Crabtree
featured in Kickoff Celebration

Here comes the Herd! Mark your calendar for Friday, April 28, at 6:30 in Princeton as the Marshall University Coaches Tour kicks off at the Douglas Center for a reception and dinner hosted by the Four Seasons Big Green Club.

Headliners at the Herd reception will be head football coach Mark Snyder, head men's basketball coach Ron Jirsa, head women¹s basketball coach Royce Chadwick. Other Herd coaches and athletic department staff members will also attend.

Exclusive features of the Princeton stop will include an appearance by Young Thundering Herd player and Tazewell County native Jack Crabtree from the
1971 Marshall Squad. Crabtree's block keyed Terry Gardner's touchdown on the last play of the Herd¹s dramatic 15-13 win over Xavier the season following after the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of 75 Marshall players, coaches and supporters.

Also featured will be a chance to meet the coaches and an auction of exclusive Marshall items. Tickets for the dinner and reception are $25. For information, contact Roger Topping at (304) 425-9877.

The tour will have other stops along the way in Huntington, Williamson, Point Pleasant, Beckley, Charleston, Logan, Hurricane, Parkersburg and Glade Springs, as well as out-of-state jaunts to Lexington, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio.

For more information contact the Big Green office at (304) 696-4661 or toll free at (866) 443-7310.