Ex-football coach of New Orleans terror victim Tiger Bech shares heartbreaking tribute after murder at age 27
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Tiger Bech, a former college football player and one 14 people killed during Wednesday's terrorist attack in New Orleans, was more than just a gridiron star, according to his former coach. 'That guy was incredible,' said Marty Cannon, the principal at St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana and Bech's one-time coach told TMZ. 'Tiger wasn't just a football player. He had a ton of depth to him. Rarely did you even talk about football with Tiger.
![[Marty Cannon, the principal at St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana and Bech's one-time coach, described his former pupil as more than just a football player]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/17/93718111-14247839-Marty_Cannon_the_principal_at_St_Thomas_More_Catholic_High_Schoo-m-35_1735925866092.jpg)
'He's talking about your family. He's talking about his career aspirations, things that he's learning about. He was a deep, personable person that we really loved.'. Fourteen people were killed in the attack along Bourbon Street that officials said was inspired by the Islamic State militant group. The driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar , was fatally shot in a firefight with police after steering his speeding truck around a barricade and slamming into the crowd. About 30 people were injured.
![[Bech is seen playing at Lafayette, Louisiana's St. Thomas More Catholic High School]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/17/93718531-14247839-image-m-52_1735926875969.jpg)
The 27-year-old Bech died Wednesday morning at a New Orleans hospital, according to local media outlets citing Kim Broussard, the athletic director at St. Thomas More Catholic High. Bech attended the high school, where he played wide receiver, quarterback, punt returner and defensive back, NoLa.com reported.
![[Bech is seen playing for Princeton against the Brown Bears during an Ivy League matchup]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/17/93718097-14247839-image-a-24_1735925487492.jpg)
'He was an outstanding young man,' Cannon told News Nation in a separate interview. 'If you just took his athletic accomplishments, especially in football, you could box it up right here and that legacy would stand alone… but Tiger was much bigger than that.
![[Bech earned All-Ivey honors as a punt returner. He's believed to be the Tigers' first 'Tiger']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/17/93718093-14247839-image-m-48_1735926802117.jpg)
