Ed Plopa, CPA
On October 2, 1970 the Wichita State Football team boarded 2 planes, the Black a the Gold, to go play Utah State. The Black plane made it, the Gold plane crashed in the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver. It is an American tragedy. Ed Plopa was a Freshman on that team. He was recruited from Pennsylvania to come play for the Shockers. Ed was over-joyed to earn a scholarship to play football. The plane crash happened. Ed could have called it quits as a Shocker. He persevered, fulfilled his scholarship and made Wichita his home. His successful career and life after the crash is my honor to bring to you on the ictpodcast.
