Rich Behm, scouting assistant for the Dallas Cowboys, broke his back when the team's practice facility collapsed on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The next day it was reported that Behm's spinal cord was severed and he was permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Behm remained hospitalized on Monday, May 4, 2009.Chron.com: Cowboys assistant coach set for surgery (May 4, 2009)
When the Cowboy's training facility, a metal-framed canopy, collapsed during severe storm, 12 people were injured. There were about 70 people under the tent like structure at the time it collapsed.
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33 years old in 2009
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Worked as a scouting assistant for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
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Joined the Cowyboy's scouting department in 2003Dallas Morning News: Cowboys Facility Collapse (May 4, 2009)
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Originally joined the Cowboys as a videographer in 2002Dallas Morning News: Cowboys Facility Collapse (May 4, 2009)
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Married; has two young sons, ages 6 and 8, and a new born baby girlDallas Morning News: Cowboys Facility Collapse (May 4, 2009)
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Behm's brother, Chris Behm, is a videographer for the CowboysDallas Morning News: Cowboys Facility Collapse (May 4, 2009)
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Injured when the Cowboy's training facility structure collapsed
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May 2, 2009
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Behm's spinal cord was severed
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Left paralyzed from the waist down
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12 people were injured in the collapse
