This day in sports history: Tragedy strikes Wichita State, Shula Bowl and more

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Tragedy struck the college football world on Oct. 2, 1970.

Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team were killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. It was one of two planes carrying the Shockers to Utah for a game against Utah State. The second crew made it safely.

There were 40 people in total on the plane when it crashed into a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado. Thirty-one people in all were killed in the crash. 

The blame was put on pilot error and poor pre-flight planning.

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The chartered Martin 404 was carrying football players, coaches and guests of Wichita State University to Utah. (Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

It was one of two charter plane crashes involving the college football world. Six weeks later, the Marshall University tragedy occurred.

Tennis star Steffi Graf closed out her professional career with 900 total wins in singles matches and 173 wins in doubles matches. (Manuella DUPONT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Steffi Graf’s dominance earned her a place in tennis history in 1991.

Graf became the youngest woman to reach 500 wins as a professional when she beat Czechoslovakia tennis player Petra Langrova in straight sets during the Leipzig International Tournament.

Graf’s 1991 season featured her third Wimbledon championship – three years after she hit the Grand Slam. Graf wrapped up her professional tennis career with 900 total wins in singles matches and 173 wins in doubles matches.

When sports fans think of illustrious winning streaks, most think of UCLA in men’s basketball or UConn in women’s basketball, but the North Carolina