{"id":435995,"date":"2023-09-22T07:40:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=435995"},"modified":"2023-09-22T07:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:40:24","slug":"patriots-fan-that-died-at-an-altercation-is-getting-support-from-rivals-for-his-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/patriots-fan-that-died-at-an-altercation-is-getting-support-from-rivals-for-his-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Fan That Died At An Altercation Is Getting Support From Rivals For His Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts authorities are looking into the death of a 53-year-old fan who died during Sunday night\u2019s game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins, according to witnesses.<\/p>\n<h2>Patriots Fan That Died At An Altercation Is Getting Support From Rivals For His Fundraiser<\/h2>\n<p>Dale Mooney, a Newmarket, New Hampshire, resident, was brought to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro after the Norfolk District Attorney\u2019s Office stated he seemed to be in \u201cneed of medical attention\u201d following an altercation in the 300s deck of Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>The terrible occurrence occurred in the 308\/309 area of the stadium at about 11 p.m. ET, during the fourth quarter of the Patriots\u2019 17-24 loss. Mooney was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro but was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HE WAS A HERO: Dale Mooney, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> fan and father of two who died after another fan sucker-punched him during Sunday night\u2019s game SELFLESSLY SAVED a young girl\u2019s life on a beach in New Hampshire in July 2009, putting his OWN life at risk to save her. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I made eye\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KyDRw6RXRM\">pic.twitter.com\/KyDRw6RXRM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1704309657135685738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Donations flooded in for the family of Dale Mooney, 53, who died following an incident at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Sunday night, according to a GoFundMe page put up on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Meains, a Facebook user, announced the launch of a Dolphins-themed raffle to benefit Mooney&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tragedy: A longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> fan died at the game Sunday night after being punched by a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dolphins<\/a> fan and hitting his head on the ground, causing him to lose consciousness and never regain it.<\/p>\n<p>The fan, Dale Mooney, was a 30 year season ticket holder who was at the game with his\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4nT9cQnv9k\">pic.twitter.com\/4nT9cQnv9k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1704120282116497840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to show the Mooney family what type of fan base the Dolphins are, and I\u2019m conducting a raffle and [raffling] off a signed OJ McDuffie jersey, and all proceeds go to the Dale Mooney family,\u201d she posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re putting this money is from Dolphins Nation fans because we want them to know what type of fan base we really are,\u201d Meains continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP DALE MOONEY.   <\/p>\n<p>30 year Patriots season ticket holder.<\/p>\n<p>This season is dedicated to you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6N1Ql7h7iI\">pic.twitter.com\/6N1Ql7h7iI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Savage (@SavageSports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SavageSports_\/status\/1704131023452479573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDolphins fans are the best ever. We are a loving, caring fan base, and we express our heartfelt prayers and condolences to the Mooney family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got to be better humans and be kind in an unkind world,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awful news\u2026 during Sunday Night\u2019s game at Gillette Stadium, a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> fan and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dolphins<\/a> fan got into an altercation, which resulted in the New England fan being knocked unconscious after being punched.<\/p>\n<p>53-year-old Dale Mooney, a Patriots fan and season ticket holder of 30\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQPtnVxft2\">pic.twitter.com\/bQPtnVxft2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carlos (@LosTalksPats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LosTalksPats\/status\/1704129182757003420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed had already shown his support for Mooney&#8217;s family, providing a link to the GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019d like to continue contributing, I wholeheartedly support that decision, and GoFundMe has assured me and my team that the fund is genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Change In WWE Smackdown Telecasting: Explained\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/change-in-wwe-smackdown-telecasting-explained\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Change In WWE Smackdown Telecasting: Explained<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts authorities are looking into the death of a 53-year-old fan who died during Sunday night\u2019s game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins, according to witnesses. Patriots Fan That Died At An Altercation Is Getting Support From Rivals For His Fundraiser Dale Mooney, a Newmarket, New Hampshire, resident, was brought to Sturdy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":435996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,48],"tags":[15585,15587,15586,2211,15584,3816],"class_list":["post-435995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots","category-nfl","tag-dale-mooney","tag-dale-mooney-fundraiser","tag-dale-mooney-patriots-fan","tag-nfl-news","tag-patriots-fan-died","tag-patriots-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}