@36daysoftype T is Torino, Grande Torino. A golden era for the club in the 1940’s that was cut short due to a tragic plane crash in May 1949, which was known as the Superga Air Disaster where the team plane had crashed into a supporting wall of Basilica di Superga due to bad fog during a return flight from a friendly match against Benfica. All playing, coaching staff were killed.
This was a team that won 5 Scudetti between 1942-1949, formed the backbone of the Italian National Team with one match against Switzerland in April 1947 having 9 players who were from Torino. Before the Manchester United Munich Air Disaster 9 years later. This was the ultimate disaster that set back a football club. Unlike their Turin Counter parts, Juventus who seem to win trophies like breathing, Torino have managed to only win the Italian top flight once more and managed to be relegated on various occasions and almost blew out of existence in 2006. We can only wonder what fortunes this club could’ve had if...