Eagles invite the Survivor of Bourbon Street attack back to New Orleans for the Super Bowl Lix: ‘Not allowing evil to win’
Former Princeton footballer Ryan Quigley was seriously injured and lost his best friend and fellow teammate, Tiger Bech, in a violent terrorist attack in New Orleans on January 1. But Quigley will have the opportunity to write that tragic story when he returns next weekend as he returns as next weekend honorary guest Philadelphia Eagles.
Orlovs called Quigley and Bech’s sister to attend their divisional match against Los Angeles Rams last month, but this week invited him to their training with the intention of surprising him Super Bowl Lix Tickets.
File – Princeton running back Ryan Quigley, 25, wears a balldown ball in the second half during the game between Columbia Lions and Princeton Tigers 5. October 2019 at Princeton Stadium, NJ. (Kyle Ross/ICON SPORTSWIRE via Getty Images)
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“We want to tell you the real reason why we brought you here,” said Eagles Defense end of Brandon Graham in a video that shared the team. “It’s okay if you don’t feel it, but we would love to put you down for Super Bowl.”
This year’s Super Bowl will host the city of New Orleans. This will only happen just over a month after the attack. Quigley will return to the city, something that he vowed to never work again.
“The New Year was my first time in New Orleans ever, it was my first night, and I told myself it would be the last,” he said on the team website. “But then I was thinking about it, because all year long I was telling Tiger if the eagles had made super bowl this year, I promised him I would take it, and he’s from Louisiane.”
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“I don’t think, not allowing evil to win and evil will not overcome. I think we will return to New Orleans and go for a positive note from that city, since the tiger is from there and that I promised him that I would bring him to him up to Super Bowla.
Quigley, 26, suffered broken bones in his legs, back and face and underwent surgery and a few days in the hospital to recover from a terrible terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, which killed 14 people and injured dozens.
File – Princeton’s Ryan Quigley (25) on a runway before play against Yalea on Powers Field. Princeton, NJ, November 16, 2019 (Erick W. Rasco /Sports Illustrated /Getty Images)
He hopes that his presence will allow him to share the Bech’s story, something he plans to continue to do not, important where he goes.
“Everything the eagles have done from today around the facilities and divisions, helping us to share his story, there is no word to describe it. We are forever grateful to have the opportunity to say the rest of the world how special Tiger has been.”
“Everyone I meet moving forward, I want to present Tiger, because of how special he was and how many character he had,” he added.
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“He had no problem with anywhere in the world and blended in different cultures. And he was just a super well -rounded individual with a tone of traits that I would ensure that people know for the rest of my life.”
Eagles and chiefs will meet in Super Bowl Lix 9 February at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
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