DOUG BARGMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
WEEKEND CRASH
Dana grad and Beef receiver
faces possible paralysis
Former Dana College football standout and current Omaha Beef player
Doug Bargman was injured in a car accident Saturday night in Lincoln.
Local law enforcement records state that Bargman was a passenger
in a vehicle driven by Jon Erbst of Lincoln. The vehicle was southbound
on 14th Street, approximately a half-mile south of Mill Road when
the it drifted into the northbound lane and eventually exited the
east side of the roadway. The vehicle entered the ditch and continued
southbound until it struck a metal post with the rear passenger
quarter. The vehicle then continued down a creek bottom and struck
the embankment coming to rest on its side. The creek bottom measured
25.7 feet deep from the road surface. No other vehicles were involved
in the 1:30 am crash. Both occupants were transported to Bryan
LGH Medical Center in Lincoln where Bargman is currently listed
in critical condition.
Bargman sustained a fracture to his T-12 vertebrae and was treated
for hypothermia from lying in the creek’s water. His injury
usually results in permanent paralysis of the legs.
Adam Petersen, friend and foremer Dana teammate of Bargman, was
present with the family Sunday when doctors told them there is a
possibility that Bargman may never walk again. Petersen said, “Doug
was in good spirits. He told us he is confident he will walk
again. All he could talk about was being able to play for the Beef
again. Doug is the kind of person that can overcome any odds to
walk again.”
Bargman played wide reciever for Dana College. In 2003 ,the team
captain was first in all-purpose yards in the Great Plains Athletic
Conference which earned him 1st team All Conference honors. He was
named the Omaha World-Herald’s Offensive Small College Player
of the Year in 2003. Bargman also holds Dana’s school record
for most receptions in a game.
Head Coach Bill Danenhauer said, “What stands out most in
my mind about Doug is his smile. He was always smiling no matter
what happened.”
Dana College is a place where all students actively participate.
They make things happen — in their own lives and in the lives
of others. Through a highly supportive faculty and campus community,
Dana students develop interpersonal skills, leadership abilities,
and other important values and knowledge as they make choices about
their future. Dana’s outstanding academic programs in business,
education, art and social work, among others, ensure that students
have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pursue challenging
careers or placement in graduate school.
Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb.
To learn more, visit www.dana.edu.
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For more information contact:
Sarah Cavanah
Communications Coordinator
Dana College
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@dana.edu
Leslie Rasmussen
Sports Information Director
Dana College
(402) 426-7290
lrasmuss@dana.edu
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