A former NCAA football player was among those killed in a mass murder in New Orleans on New Year's Day 2025.
Martin “Tiger” Beck, who played three seasons for the Princeton Tigers from 2016 to 2018, primarily as a kick and punt returner, has reportedly died.
The team documented Beck's death. social media The press release likewise demonstrated his lasting impact on the program.
“Princeton Football mourns the passing of Tiger Beck '21,” Princeton Football wrote. ×. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all the victims of the Bourbon Street attack.”
“…I couldn't think of a more appropriate nickname.”
Fans will note that Beck had the same nickname as the Princeton Athletics, but head coach Bob Soules said it was more fitting.
“There could not have been a more appropriate nickname for the Princeton players I coached,” Soules said, according to the Princeton newspaper. statement. “He was a Tiger in every way: a fierce competitor with boundless energy, a loving teammate, and a caring friend. It was about his growth and how proud I am of his success.'' Even after graduation, I will continue to send my love to the entire Beck family. ”
Beck was a member of Princeton's Ivy League championship teams in 2016 and 2018, while earning All-Ivy honors as a kick return specialist. In 2018, he was named second team all-division during Princeton's first undefeated season since 1964.
Beck totaled 53 catches for 825 yards and three touchdowns. university career. In 2017, wide receivers averaged four catches and nearly 60 yards per game.
Princeton's “Tiger” Beck (7) gets tackled by Pennsylvania's Hunter Hayes (8)Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Blaze News earlier reported that the death toll in the attack was 15, according to the New Orleans Medical Examiner's Office.
Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas, now deceased, is suspected of driving a truck loaded with explosives into crowds on famous Bourbon Street while flying an ISIS flag.
Jabbar reportedly served in the Army on active duty from 2007 to 2015, then in the Reserves from 2015 to 2020. He was reportedly a human resources and information technology specialist who was deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010.
FBI officials have confirmed that Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag at the time of the attack, and the killing is being investigated as a terrorist attack.
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