Dartmouth’s Teevens loses leg after bike struck

Dartmouth football coach Friend Teevens had his right leg cut off and suffered spine injuries after his bicycle was struck by a truck going 50 mph last month, his wife announced Tuesday night.

“We would like to thank everybody for the incredible outpouring of love and assistance for Friend,” his better half, Kirsten, said in a statement offered through the university. “It has actually been absolutely nothing except fantastic and we are so grateful. As Friend navigates through the recovery of his injuries, he is experiencing lots of positive enhancements. Regrettably, as a result of the mishap, Friend’s best leg was amputated due to the intensity of the injury.”

Teevens, 66, was struck by a truck at 8:40 p.m. on March 20 while he and his partner were bicycling home from a restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report obtained by the Valley News in New Hampshire.According to the Valley News, the FHP report said Teevens, who was not using a helmet, was trying to cross state roadway A1A when he was struck at 50 miles per hour by a truck driver. The report also stated that the bicycle had “no illuminated lights “which the crash took place “not in a crosswalk or designated crossing location.””He looks out and communicating with us and

ready for transfer to a premier rehabilitation facility to continue healing,”his other half added.” Spinal cord injuries are challenging, and if anyone is up for the difficulty, it is Buddy. We appreciate your continued respect of our privacy as we browse this continuous recovery process as a family.”Teevens, who played quarterback for Dartmouth and who has coached the program for 23 seasons over 2 stints, has a 117-101-2 record with the Big Green, consisting of 3-7 last season. Over that period, he has actually won outright or shared five Ivy League conference titles.After leaving Dartmouth in 1991, he had head-coaching jobs at Tulane and Stanford prior to going back to the Big Green in 2005. Teevens likewise has actually coached at Maine and has a career record of 151-178-2. Associate head coach Sammy McCorkle, who coached the defensive secondary and special groups, had actually been

named acting head coach for spring practice in Teevens ‘absence. Spring practice concludes with the yearly Green-White skirmish on May 6.