Father dies from trying to catch a foul ball at Rangers game

Rangers fan plummets after trying to catch a foul ball for his 4-year-old son. He dies one hour later from cardiac arrest.



Ironically, the victim was totally coherent following the accident. After his fall, the first words that came out of his mouth were, "Please check on my son. My son was up there by himself."

According to http://www.todayshow.com/, "The accident in Texas occurred in the second inning after Oakland's Conor Jackson hit a foul ball that ricocheted into left field. Josh Hamilton, the reigning AL MVP, retrieved the ball and tossed it into the stands."

Nolan Ryan, President of the team, says that the whole team is distraught, especially Josh, who threw the ball that essentially led to the victim's tragic death.

Aftermath: Fans and Police analyze the scene

Rest in peace to Ryan Dunn and his new show, "Proving Ground"

Oh, the irony. Legendary Jackass star, Ryan Dunn, can get dragged behind 4-wheelers, ride his BMX bike through mud, jump ice barrels, and go "poo diving." Yet, the 34-year-old's life came to a tragic end after a car crash on Monday, June 20th, 2011. On that fateful day, Dunn was driving in his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 in Philidelphia "when it careered off the road, flipped over a guardrail and crashed into the woods before bursting into flames," according to http://www.yahoo.com/.

Celebrities all over America are mourning his death and sending well wishes to his friends and family via Twitter:

 

@SteveO: I don't know what to say, except I love Ryan Dunn and I'm really going to miss him.

robdyrdek (Rob Dyrdek): Unreal tragedy. Rest in peace Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and friends. What a great human being. so sad

 

RT @tomgreenlive: Just heard that Ryan Dunn from Jackass died last night in a car wreck. Rest in Peace Ryan.

@TonyHawk: Sad day, we'll miss you Ryan.

The G4 network just aired his new show "Proving Ground" last week. According to PerezHilton.com, "the show followed the Jackass alum as he recreated professional stunts from film, TV and video games in real life. The series premiered last week to "eh" ratings by G4 thinks it might be a bit tactless to air the remaining eight episodes given the situation."