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Living With Surviving

Gil Stork, survivor of the 1960 Cal Poly American football plane crash that claimed the lives of 22 people including 16 of his team mates

In 1960 the plane carrying the Cal Poly American football team crashed on take-off. It claimed the lives of 22 people, including 16 players. Gil Stork was a member of the team and on board that night. He survived those terrible events and tells of a terrifying night, the life long aftermath and how to deal with the feeling of guilt for surviving.

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Photo: The last photo of the Cal Poly American football team taken before a crash claimed 22 lives, including 16 players. Courtesy of Cal Poly Public Affairs

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Sat 3 Dec 2016 10:06GMT

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