How were the Dallas Cowboys affected by the tornado that blew threw Texas?
May 2, 2009 Joe DeCamillas suffers broken vertebrae Special teams coach Joe DeCamillias suffered broken vertrebrae in his back during the collapse of the Cowboys’ indoor facility, his father-in-law Dan Reeves told Todd Archer. Reached by phone Saturday night, Reeves said DeCamillis was undergoing an MRI and a CT scan, along with further tests. “It’s just lucky and fortunate and a miracle really he’s not paralyzed,” Reeves said. No players were seriously injured in the collapse, which happened about 3:30 p.m., but three other Cowboys personnel remain hospitalized: assistant athletic trainer Greg Gaither, who suffered a broken leg, college scouting coordinator Chris Hall, whose arm was injured, and scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was in critical condition with unspecified injuries. ———— David Buehler: ‘My initial thought was, how many people are dead in this?’ David Buehler, the kicker/special teams player the Cowboys drafted in the fifth round, was standing on the sideline whe
12 injured as roof collapses at Dallas Cowboys practice facility By MAC ENGEL tengel@star-telegram.com IRVING — A frazzled Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips sat in a chair putting on a pair of dry socks as he tried to explain what he saw. “I was out on the field. I ran for the door and didn’t make it to the door, and the door fell,” he said. “I saw the guys go out the door, and the whole door fell.” Twelve people, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, were injured when the Cowboys indoor practice facility collapsed during an intense storm at Saturday’s rookie minicamp. Ten were transported to hospitals; the other two were walk-ins. DeCamillis suffered broken bones in his lower back. Dan Reeves, DeCamillis’ father-in-law and a longtime NFL coach, said DeCamillis is going to be OK, but not before having surgery to repair a couple of broken vertebrae. DeCamillis was taken on a stretcher to Parkland Memorial Hospita
The Dallas Cowboys’ indoor practice facility collapsed during a storm, injuring at least 12 people. Ten employees of the National Football League team were taken to nearby hospitals, which also received two walk-ins, the Cowboys said on their Web site, citing City of Irving Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Wilson. None has life-threatening injuries, the Cowboys said. The building, comprising white canvas stretched across arched aluminum tubing and known locally as the Bubble, came down at about 3:30 p.m. local time as 27 rookie players attending a three-day mini-camp practiced on the full-size field, the team said. Sources: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was among 12 people injured when winds just shy of tornado strength ripped through the roof of the team’s indoor practice facility during a rookie minicamp Saturday. The storm hit while 27 players were going through workouts. There were about 70 people in the facility, counting coaches, other team personnel and media, officials said. Ten of the injured were taken by emergency vehicles. Two others went to hospitals on their own. “This worked out very, very well from a medical point of view,” said Dr. Paul Pepe, head of emergency medical services for Dallas County. “Right now, I think we don’t have anybody who is in a life-threatening situation.” The white, tent-like building is large enough to be seen from miles away. It was built in 2003, for Bill Parcells’ first season as coach. Sources: http://www.google.
May 2, 2009 Joe DeCamillas suffers broken vertebrae Special teams coach Joe DeCamillias suffered broken vertrebrae in his back during the collapse of the Cowboys’ indoor facility, his father-in-law Dan Reeves told Todd Archer. Reached by phone Saturday night, Reeves said DeCamillis was undergoing an MRI and a CT scan, along with further tests. “It’s just lucky and fortunate and a miracle really he’s not paralyzed,” Reeves said. No players were seriously injured in the collapse, which happened about 3:30 p.m., but three other Cowboys personnel remain hospitalized: assistant athletic trainer Greg Gaither, who suffered a broken leg, college scouting coordinator Chris Hall, whose arm was injured, and scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was in critical condition with unspecified injuries. ———— David Buehler: ‘My initial thought was, how many people are dead in this?’ David Buehler, the kicker/special teams player the Cowboys drafted in the fifth round, was standing on the sideline whe
