The Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility was hit by a tornado this past weekend, leaving several people injured, including scouting assistant Rich Behm, who suffered paralysis from the waist down.
The Cowboys issued a release moments ago updating the status of three people that were taken to the hospital after their indoor practice facility collapsed.
Rich Behm, a scouting assistant, sustained a fracture to the thoracic spine that caused a severing of his spinal cord and permanent paralysis from the waist down. He underwent surgery Saturday night and remains at Parkland Hospital in stable condition.
Behm moved from the team’s video department to scouting a few years ago and worked closely with Chris Hall, the team’s college scouting coordinator, and director of college and pro scouting Tom Ciskowski.
Owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Wade Phillips spent a large part of Saturday night/Sunday morning with the Behm family. More coaches and players visited the hospital today.
What a sad situation. It’s hard to fathom when something like this happens because most of us view sports as a release from everyday life. But obviously tragedies can take place anywhere at anytime and everyone can be affected by them.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Rich Behm, as well as his friends and family.
