Steeler Fan Has Heart Attack After Bettis Fumbles
This guy should really lay off football for a while:
"PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Talk about a heart-stopping game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts.
Terry O'Neill, 50, of Pittsburgh, was watching the game at a bar and had a heart attack seconds after Jerome Bettis fumbled trying to score from the 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger prevented the Colts' Nick Harper from returning the recovered ball for a touchdown and the Steelers hung on for a 21-18 win.
O'Neill said Bettis is his hero.
'I wasn't upset that the Steelers might lose,' he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 'I was upset because I didn't want to see him end his career like that. A guy like that deserves better. I guess it was a little too much for me to handle.'"
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 1/17/2006 08:38:00 PM
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I heard a funny exchage in the car today - Dan Patrick of ESPN had Bettis on his radio show and then they got that fan on the line in his hospital room. Bettis asked him not to watch this weekend's game because it would be a tough game and he didn't want the guy to run the risk... It was funny.
I don't blame him. Wouldn't you hate to be indirectly responsible for some guy dying because of a bad play? Sheesh...who needs that kind of pressure. :-)
The local news did a story on the guy, and he actually said he is planning to get out of the hospital in time for Sunday's game. He is planning to go back to the same bar to watch it!
They may as well just have the paramedics wait outside......
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