On this day in History March 14 1980

zurdo · Post by **zurdo** » 13 Mar 2006, 20:48

In 1980, a Polish airliner crashed while making an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing all 87 people aboard, including 22 members of a U.S. amateur boxing team.

Including. Coach
Tom"Sarge" Johnson (brother of Marvin)
Lemuel Steeples ( a terrific amateur boxer)
Andre McCoy
Paul Palamino (brother of Carlos)
Chuck Robinson.

I remember this incident well...

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 14 Mar 2006, 14:05

Well remembered.

I seem to recall that Tony Tucker was meant to be on that plane but was late getting to the airport and missed the plane.

RIP.

ShoeShine · Post by **ShoeShine** » 14 Mar 2006, 16:31

Lonnie Young was on that plane,. great amuatuer fighter from philly!

zurdo · Post by **zurdo** » 14 Mar 2006, 20:19

KOJOE90 wrote:Well remembered.

I seem to recall that Tony Tucker was meant to be on that plane but was late getting to the airport and missed the plane.

RIP.

I think Both bobby Czyz and Ronnie Shields
both narrowly missed being on that plane as well..

locoxelbox · Post by **locoxelbox** » 14 Mar 2006, 21:32

Tragic. They showed recently on ESPN profiles Carlos Palomino talking about his then 18-year old brother being in the incident.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 15 Mar 2006, 14:20

Some more information here.

http://www.boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=200418

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 17 Mar 2006, 11:37

jimmy clark was supposed to be on that flight as well.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 24 Mar 2006, 18:40

KOJOE90 wrote:Well remembered.

I seem to recall that Tony Tucker was meant to be on that plane but was late getting to the airport and missed the plane.

RIP.

Think it might have been Greg Page actually.

He was always late for meetings etc and his mother always said he would be late for his own funeral.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 25 Mar 2006, 11:59

KO Artist wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Well remembered.

I seem to recall that Tony Tucker was meant to be on that plane but was late getting to the airport and missed the plane.

RIP.
Think it might have been Greg Page actually.

He was always late for meetings etc and his mother always said he would be late for his own funeral.

I'm pretty sure it was Tucker.

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 28 Mar 2006, 11:18

KO Artist wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Well remembered.

I seem to recall that Tony Tucker was meant to be on that plane but was late getting to the airport and missed the plane.

RIP.
Think it might have been Greg Page actually.

He was always late for meetings etc and his mother always said he would be late for his own funeral.

Page actually turned pro in 1979, so it was probably Tucker,and I think he actually mentioned this years ago.