{"id":452191,"date":"2025-12-17T01:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452191\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:57:16","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-fan-who-survived-new-orleans-truck-attack-gifted-super-bowl-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452191\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles fan who survived New Orleans truck attack gifted Super Bowl ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Quigley dropped a few lyrics of a classic rock hit \u2014 &#8220;I wanna fly like an Eagle,&#8221; he punctuated with a robust laugh \u2014 when he was gifted bling that could make him at least feel like a Philadelphia Eagle.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles presented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/new-orleans-deadly-attack-new-years-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans truck attack survivor<\/a> with a framed photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/nfl-mvp-super-bowl-jalen-hurts-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts<\/a> clutching the Lombardi Trophy \u2014 along with a mounted Super Bowl ring, the one that included Eagles wings on each side that release from the bezel.<\/p>\n<p>Quigley was shocked by the surprise given to him Sunday by the franchise \u2014 who also treated him earlier this year to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/ryan-quigley-new-orleans-eagles-chiefs-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">trip to the Super Bowl<\/a> \u2014 just outside the locker rooms at Lincoln Financial Field. <\/p>\n<p>Quigley wore a half Eagles-half Raiders No. 18 jersey to show his support of rookie Las Vegas wide receiver Jack Bech \u2014 whose brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/ryan-quigley-tiger-bech-lansdale-catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin &#8220;Tiger&#8221; Bech, was Quigley&#8217;s close friend<\/a> and was killed in the deadly French Quarter attack early on New Year&#8217;s Day. The front of Quigley&#8217;s jersey also had a No. 7 patch to honor Tiger, who played football at Princeton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I told Jack and the Bech family I was rooting for the Eagles, even though I wanted Jack to do well,&#8221; Quigley said. &#8220;I wanted Jack to have a million touchdowns and the Eagles to have a million-one, that&#8217;s how I phrased it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quigley added with a laugh, &#8220;Unfortunately, the Raiders didn&#8217;t score at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sloan-5p-pkg-new-orlean-wcbscleg-hi-res-still.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Martin \" tiger=\"\" bech=\"\" and=\"\" ryan=\"\" quigley=\"\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Martin &#8220;Tiger&#8221; Bech and Ryan Quigley<\/p>\n<p>                GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>Jack Bech had two receptions for 17 yards in another rough game all around for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/eagles-vs-raiders-week-15-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Raiders, who lost 31-0 to the Eagles<\/a>. Quigley now lives in New York, where he works for an investment bank \u2014 he still rallied about 500 friends and family for a pregame tailgate in the Linc parking lot \u2014 and was moved emotionally to watch Bech play in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was Tiger&#8217;s dream,&#8221; Quigley said. &#8220;His dream come true, especially to see him play at the Linc. It was definitely a tough and emotional day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quigley also played football at Princeton and was out with Bech in New Orleans to enjoy the new year until a driver behind the wheel of a speeding pickup killed Bech and upended Quigley&#8217;s life. The 27-year-old suburban Philadelphia native remembers only hearing second-hand accounts of the carnage around him.<\/p>\n<p>Quigley suffered a list of injuries from that night: torn ACL, torn meniscus, broken nose, a gash on his forehead and facial lacerations. He needed a root canal. Rashes, bruising and a hip flexor. Quigley talked to The Associated Press on Tuesday ahead of yet another doctor&#8217;s appointment and a scheduled fourth right knee surgery set for next month. He still needs hours of rehabilitation each week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just battling to continue to get back to 100% as soon as I can,&#8221; Quigley said. &#8220;I feel OK. I&#8217;m walking a lot better than I was before. I&#8217;m not 100% there yet. Hopefully the surgery can do the trick. It&#8217;s definitely taxing on a day-to-day basis not to be able to do your daily routine the way that you want to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quigley would have scoffed at the thought of returning to New Orleans just five weeks following the truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens more along Bourbon Street had it not been for the Eagles&#8217; run to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/ryan-quigley-eagles-new-orleans-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagles heard of his story<\/a> \u2014 some players filmed get-well messages for Quigley during his recovery \u2014 and invited him to a playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams. More than a week later, Quigley, along with Bech&#8217;s sister, Ginnie, and a friend, were invited to tour the Eagles&#8217; headquarters<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ap25046062034852.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Super Bowl Eagles Parade Football \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, right, does the Eagles Chant with teammates and Ryan Quigley during the team&#8217;s NFL football Super Bowl 59 victory parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia..<\/p>\n<p>                Chris Szagola \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles gifted Quigley two tickets for the Super Bowl. He attended the Eagles&#8217; rout of Kansas City and was a guest in the following days at the Super Bowl parade. Quigley even stood side-by-side with Saquon Barkley when the star running back gave his victory speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One thing I&#8217;ve learned from being here for a short period of time is that you guys are tough, you guys are resilient, and you guys know how to (expletive) fight,&#8221; Barkley said. &#8220;No one I know better epitomizes that more than my boy Ryan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quigley keeps in touch with the Eagles and other members of the organization and leans on them for strength and inspiration as the one-year anniversary of the attack looms. Quigley is grateful of more life to live, even as he&#8217;s still trying to rebuild himself mentally and physically from the horrors of that night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to figure out how to move forward with life,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Quigley dropped a few lyrics of a classic rock hit \u2014 &#8220;I wanna fly like an Eagle,&#8221;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":452192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,1318,29333,2184,9338,21461,1448,2830,1311,1105,25098,62,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-452191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jalen-hurts","11":"tag-las-vegas","12":"tag-national-football-league","13":"tag-new-orleans","14":"tag-pa","15":"tag-pennsylvania","16":"tag-philadelphia","17":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","18":"tag-saquon-barkley","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115732431236928674","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}