where did they get the name lynyrd skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd In 1969, Van Zant sought a new name. The group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to physical education teacher Leonard Skinner at Robert E. Lee High School.[5] Skinner was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.[6] Rossington dropped out of school, tired of being hassled about his hair.[7] The more distinctive spelling "Lynyrd Skynyrd" was being used at least as early as 1970. Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a friendlier relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.[8] Skinner also allowed the band to use a photo of his Leonard Skinner Realty sign for the inside of their third album.[9]
1977 Convair CV-240 crash On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, ran out of fuel and crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.