Eagles Gift New Orleans Terror Attack Survivor Super Bowl Tickets

The Philadelphia Eagles announced earlier this week that they’re gifting Super Bowl tickets to Montgomery County native Ryan Quigley, a New Orleans terror attack survivor. The Eagles, who face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, surprised Quigley with the tickets at their NovaCare Complex.

Philadelphia Eagles Gift Ryan Quigley Super Bowl Tickets After Surviving The New Orleans Terrorist Attack

Quigley, a former Princeton University football player and die-hard Eagles fan, suffered a broken leg and back, when a terrorist drove a truck through crowds on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day. His best friend, Tiger Bech, was tragically killed during the attack.

“Tiger is the biggest [Eagles] fan and as we went to every home game last year, all year — after every win, which was obviously 15 of them — I told him if we make it, I promise I’m going to take you to the Super Bowl,” Quigley recalled.

Finding light in the darkness. Ensuring Ryan Quigley will be with us in New Orleans 💚 pic.twitter.com/9EGzdnQ0nT

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 30, 2025

Bech and Quigly reportedly worked and lived together in New York City.

The Eagles previously invited Quigley to their Divisional Round win over the Los Angeles Rams, and just days after they defeated the Washington Commanders to advance to Super Bowl LIX, they asked to meet with him once more.

Philly Star Brandon Graham Greeted Quigley In A Hallway And Asked If He’d Like To Attend Super Bowl LIX

According to TMZ Sports, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham greeted Quigley in a hallway and asked if he’d like to attend Super Bowl LIX. Without a second’s hesitation, Quigley said he wouldn’t miss it.

“It’s been truly unbelievable. There are no words to really describe how much he meant to so many people. But Brandon came up and gave me those tickets, I broke down. To be a part of that story and to share it with the Eagles in helping them share Tiger’s story, I mean, it truly means the world,” Quigley shared on the Eagles website.

Tiger Bech grew up an Eagles fan with Ryan Quigley and they played football together at Princeton. Tiger was killed in the New Orleans attack and Ryan survived. Ryan is here with Tiger’s sister and Eagles players are coming over to them to meet them and sign autographs. It means… pic.twitter.com/jHVFX5ibbG

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 19, 2025

Fourteen people were killed and dozens of others were injured when a man intentionally drove down Bourbon Street in a white truck early New Year’s morning, authorities said.

“He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.

The driver, later identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, crashed the truck and exchanged gunfire with police before he was shot and killed.