Tributes Pour In After Former College Football Player Dies In New Orleans
01/01/2025 10:21 PM
A former college football player was tragically among those killed in the terror attack in New Orleans on Wednesday.
At least 15 people have died, and dozens more have been injured, in a terror attack on Bourbon Street. A 42-year-old man drove a white truck onto the crowded New Orleans street after midnight local time. He killed several people and injured many others, before getting shot and killed by police.
Tragically, a former college football player was among those who died in New Orleans on Wednesday.
Tiger Bech, a 28-year-old former college football player, was killed in New Orleans on Wednesday morning.
He played at Princeton.
"Princeton Football mourns the loss of Tiger Bech '21. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to all of the victims of the Bourbon Street attack," the school announced.
Princeton Football mourns the loss of Tiger Bech '21.
— Princeton Football (@PrincetonFTBL) January 1, 2025
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to all of the victims of the Bourbon Street attack. https://t.co/aLWMyd57lLpic.twitter.com/nUjzXUO3yT
Tributes are pouring in on social media.
"Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace," one fan wrote.
"So heartbreaking 💔 God bless their souls. 🙏," one fan added.
"Prayers up to the Bech family🙏 Tiger Bech was a WR/PR for Princeton from 2015 to 2018. His younger brother, Jack, had over 1,000 receiving yards for TCU this year," one fan added.
"Praying for the victims of the New Orleans tragedy. Finding out that a local Lafayette family was affected in the worst way. It awful to begin with but always hurts more when it's folks you know," one fan added.
"Tiger Bech should be alive today. He was 27. He had a life of possibility in front of him. A terrorist took that away on a New Orleans street. His family and families of all those murdered deserves our promise: terrorism won't succeed. Because I'm not terrified: I'm enraged," one fan added.
Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech has been named among those killed this morning in New Orleans.
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 1, 2025
TCU WR and NFL Draft prospect Jack Bech, paid tribute to his brother on X. pic.twitter.com/lVhvolUMUP
Our thoughts are with his friends and family members during this difficult time.
May he rest in peace.
