Edmund Fitzgerald sinking remembered as Lake Superior State hockey releases cinematic tribute on anniversary
The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (also known as the Mighty Fitz) is hands down the most famous non-combat ship sinking in America's history.The ship went down on Nov.10, 1975, in brutal conditions on Lake Superior.
The massive freighter took all 29 souls onboard down with it.Captain Ernest McSorley's famous final radio call was simply "We are holding our own."The sinking of the ship was immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot's legendary song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot sings and plays acoustic guitar for the television concert series, 'Midnight Special,' 1970s.
(Photo by Getty Images) (Getty Images)Gordon Lightfoot's song is a big reason why the legacy of the Mighty Fitz has lived on more than five decades after it sank in Lake Superior.Every year, social media is flooded with videos and tributes to the Edmund Fitzgerald, and the Lake Superior State hockey team had easily one of the best.View of the 729-foot ore boat SS Edmund Fitzgerald, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, 1972.The ship sank, losing all hands, over the night of November 10, 1975.
((Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images))The team released a video Tuesday – the 51st anniversary of the sinking – of the players taking the ice with a cinematic edit set to Lightfoot's incredible song.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE"Tonight, we remember the 29.On the 51st anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald, experience our entrance onto the ice through the eyes of our players, accompanied by the same cinematic arrangement of Gordon Lightfoot’s tribute that plays at every Laker Hockey home game," the team posted on X.Check out the video below, and let me know your thoughts at [email protected] poured in on X following the video gaining traction.It's pretty incredible to see the legacy of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald continue to live.
It's hard to believe it's already been 51 years since that tragic night on L...