1970 plane crash that also claimed the lives of 37 Thundering Herd players and 30 others, including the team's coaches, 25 boosters, and the entire flight crew.
Ferrum was the first college in Virginia to offer collegiate women's wrestling. In March 2019, Ferrum College hosted the NCAA Division III men's wrestling championships, held at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia.
In January 2020, the college announced plans to launch both women's and men's track and field programs beginning in the fall 2020 season.
The spring 2020 athletics season was abruptly canceled in March of that year, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
== Notable alumni ==
Watkins Abbitt, Jr., former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Jake Cabell, college football assistant coach
Ed George, former NFL player
Bruce Gossett, Former kicker, San Francisco 49ers
Jim Grobe, former head football coach
Kevin Keatts, head men's basketball coach at North Carolina State University
Jim Kitts, former NFL player
Al Latimer, former NFL player
Billy …
