This is some unfortunate news out of South Bend.
A 76-year-old man who was reportedly attending the Fighting Irish’s home game against No. 11 USC on Saturday night has died.
The man went into cardiac arrest at about 8:10 p.m., according to a Notre Dame press release, and despite resuscitation efforts from paramedics, he didn’t make it.
A doctor reportedly responded immediately, as well as paramedics from the Notre Dame and South Bend fire departments.
The tweet below is from WSBT-TV sports director Pete Byrne:
From ND PR:
A 76-year-old man attending Saturday night’s Notre Dame football game
went into cardiac arrest at about 8:10 p.m. Paramedics from the Notre
Dame and South Bend Fire Departments and a doctor responded immediately, but their resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.— Pete Byrne (@PeteByrneWSBT) October 22, 2017
From Angelo Di Carlo of WNDU-TV:
Sad news to pass along from Notre Dame. University officials say a 76 year old fan had a heart attack in the stands and has passed away. pic.twitter.com/Oqc2AWTWho
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlowndu) October 22, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
