UNHWildCats
June 18th, 2010, 10:15 PM
SILVERTON, Idaho - A former All-American football player at the University of Montana died Friday of internal injuries from a rock fall in a Friday morning accident at Galena Mine near Silverton, Idaho.
Tim Bush, 29, was a contract employee at the underground silver mine. He was working with his cousin in an 8-by-8 foot mining stope when he was hit by a falling boulder, family members said. Bush had to be carried up a ladder before he could be taken to Shoshone Medical Center, where he died. His dad, Ken Bush, who works as a trainer at the Galena Mine, was by his side.
Bush was a standout wrestler and football player at Kellogg High School who went on to play football with the University of Montana Grizzlies as a defensive end. During his football career he was named an All-American and set two school records with 34 career sacks and 50 tackles for loss. Both records still stand.
"When he was playing football for the Griz, we would load up cars and head over there to watch his games. He got tickets from other players who didn't have family close by so that we could sit in the parents section," said his older sister, Tacey Keylon.
"He was always really humble about everything he won," she added.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_0fc4dbaa-7b26-11df-a63c-001cc4c002e0.html
Tim Bush, 29, was a contract employee at the underground silver mine. He was working with his cousin in an 8-by-8 foot mining stope when he was hit by a falling boulder, family members said. Bush had to be carried up a ladder before he could be taken to Shoshone Medical Center, where he died. His dad, Ken Bush, who works as a trainer at the Galena Mine, was by his side.
Bush was a standout wrestler and football player at Kellogg High School who went on to play football with the University of Montana Grizzlies as a defensive end. During his football career he was named an All-American and set two school records with 34 career sacks and 50 tackles for loss. Both records still stand.
"When he was playing football for the Griz, we would load up cars and head over there to watch his games. He got tickets from other players who didn't have family close by so that we could sit in the parents section," said his older sister, Tacey Keylon.
"He was always really humble about everything he won," she added.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_0fc4dbaa-7b26-11df-a63c-001cc4c002e0.html