Ryan Quigley -- friend and former teammate of late college football standout Tiger Bech -- broke his silence after the death of the Princeton star ... as the two buddies found themselves in the middle of the horrible Bourbon Street terror attack.
Quigley, also a former Princeton Tiger, commented on a post put out by his alma mater mourning the death of 28-year-old Bech, with RQ writing, "I love you forever, Pal."
Quigley, who is remains hospitalized with a broken leg, sustained during the attack, played at the Ivy League institution from 2016-19.