Brother of former college football player killed in New Orleans terror attack leads tribute
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Ex’s brother Princeton Tigers football player Tiger Bech reacted Wednesday to his death after being identified as one of the victims of the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Jack Bech, a wide receiver who plays for TCU and was on LSU Tigers’ list, he posted a heartfelt message to his brother on X.
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LSU Tigers’ Jack Bech is interviewed during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta on July 18, 2022. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
“Love you always bro! You inspired me every day now you can be with me at all times. Got this family T don’t worry. This is for us,” he wrote.
Tiger Bech is one of the 15 killed in the terrorist attack that took place on Bourbon Street in the wee hours of the New Year.
The New Orleans native played for Princeton from 2016-18 and was an All-Ivy League returner. During his three-year career, he caught 53 passes for 825 yards with three touchdowns.
He graduated from the university in 2021 and pursued a career in finance. He worked as a stockbroker in New York, but returned home to Louisiana for the holidays.
Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech, 27, was killed in the attack on Bourbon Street. (2018 Beverly Schaefer via Princeton Athletics)
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Both Bechs played high school football at St. To Thomas More.
“Tiger was unique,” Marty Cannon, principal of St. Thomas More he told NOLA.com. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody that could do the things on the football field that Tiger could do. I saw a lot of good ones at St. Thomas and I saw a lot when I was in college football.
“Tiger could do things that were just inexplicable for that body type and that short stature, but all that power.”
Trevor Begue, who played with Bech in high school, told the newspaper he saw the player on Monday and talked about the younger Bech.
“He was a great player and a great person. We all looked up to him. He was the leading receiver in that room,” Begue said, adding that he was a “humble guy.”
A man leaves a bouquet of flowers at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street during an investigation after a pickup truck crashed into a crowd of revelers early on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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