NEW ORLEANS — Former Princeton soccer participant Tiger Bech, an All-Ivy League kick returner, was amongst these killed within the deadly pickup truck attack early Wednesday in New Orleans.
Bech’s brother, former TCU receiver Jack Bech, addressed his older brother’s demise in a publish on his X account Wednesday.
“Love you at all times brother!” Jack Bech wrote. “You impressed me on a regular basis now you get to be with me in each second. I acquired this household T, don’t fret. This is for us.”
Princeton Tigers coach Bob Surace instructed ESPN on Wednesday that he had been texting with Bech’s father, Martin, sharing reminiscences of his former participant.
“He could be the primary Tiger to ever play for us, and that nickname form of described him as a competitor,” Surace mentioned. “He was someone that one way or the other, like in the important thing moments, simply excelled and was filled with power, energetic.”
Bech was a receiver and kick returner at Princeton from 2017 to 2019. During his three-year profession at Princeton, Bech caught 53 passes for 825 yards with three touchdowns.
Bech was working as a stockbroker in New York and was in New Orleans for the vacations.
“He was simply beginning a profitable profession within the enterprise world,” Surace mentioned. “There had been two or thrice we had profession nights, and you may name him with a day’s discover, and he got here down and shared his experiences as a younger skilled with our group.”
The assault occurred round 3:15 a.m. CT Wednesday in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district. At least 10 folks had been killed, and dozens extra had been injured.
The driver of the automobile was killed in a firefight with police following the assault, the FBI mentioned, including that it was heading an investigation “with our companions to research this as an act of terrorism.”
