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Aug 10, 2022
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CoogsWin
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Holy crap, I've told my kids that it is so engrained into me to rise and shout that I'll be resurrected on the day
of my funeral. I'll pop the lid of the casket and start going "rah, rah, rah-rah-rah"
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Do any of you know (firsthand) of someone who 1) was born at LES during a football game or 2) died at LES during
CoogsWin
All-American
8/10/22 5:43pm
Somebody died a year or two ago. I guess it was actually 2013 (Link)
byuluvr
8/10/22 5:44pm
He was in my ward years (decades) ago when I was a kid. Was a good guy.
valcorger
8/10/22 5:48pm
In Placentia, CA or Springville?
Cougar86
8/10/22 6:40pm
Placentia
valcorger
8/10/22 10:19pm
That’s my Uncle Dave! He died right where he wanted to.
Cougar86
8/10/22 6:39pm
I was there right after he collapsed just by the portal entrance
finnish_blue
8/10/22 7:19pm
My friends dad died in the stands a few years ago at Ut. St. When BYU played.
kerm
8/11/22 12:33am
I have witnessed someone dying at LES
GlutealGuy
8/10/22 5:44pm
uuufgh. Sorry to hear. That had to be traumatic. Part of the reason I'm asking is that I'm thinking of how I will
CoogsWin
8/10/22 5:50pm
If you don't get up from your casket when they say "rise and shout"
ryebrye
8/10/22 6:32pm
Holy crap, I've told my kids that it is so engrained into me to rise and shout that I'll be resurrected on the day
CoogsWin
8/10/22 11:20pm
My mission president died at a BYU game
goldengoose
8/11/22 6:04am
I thought that dude that El-Bakri hit on the kickoff a few years ago was dead.
crack
8/10/22 5:46pm
That was a monster hit.
Division Bell
8/10/22 5:47pm
I actually did too- link.
Dr MoBYU
8/10/22 5:47pm
Re see rww4w errorRer
kooogar
8/10/22 10:43pm
I think he both died and was reborn in those moments. So he counts for both.
mvtoro
8/11/22 11:52am
A small part of me died during the 2017 UMass game.
DieHarder
8/10/22 5:46pm
A big part of my wife’s fandom was killed by Crowton 2003
NYC and Japan
8/10/22 9:36pm
Old timers will remember the tradition of throwing the ball from a made FG or EP around the stadium. I was about 3 ft
HarlemCoug
8/10/22 5:48pm
I was at that game and remember they made the announcement that they were no longer going to be doing that throw around
CoogsWin
8/10/22 5:51pm
I really hope so. I was maybe 12 yrs old?? I was so mad at myself that I didn't get a better jump on it and stop it
HarlemCoug
8/10/22 5:55pm
Well, thanks for ruining a great tradition dude.
DirtyWater
8/10/22 8:14pm
I was there too and remember the PA announcement. I also remember him saying,
m0resn0w
8/10/22 11:32pm
I’m not going to lie I just laughed out loud at the random “bald” being inserted
ColonelMustard
8/11/22 1:40pm
I threw a paper airplane when I was about 9 and it caught some wind and whipped
ChiCityCoug
8/10/22 7:05pm
I witnessed a homocide. When Pendlton leveled Jordan Wynn.
Hobo
8/10/22 5:48pm
That happened when my son was about 3 or 4. One day during the winter (not even
crack
8/10/22 5:55pm
Love me some JP!
Wear Blue
8/11/22 11:35pm
I'm on record with my kids stating I want my ashes to be scattered across LES by helicopter
Michael McQuain
8/10/22 5:53pm
During a game!! Cougar tails just got tastier!
Dr MoBYU
8/10/22 7:03pm
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JimmyZ
8/10/22 5:56pm
That kid better be named LeVell or Patti
HarlemCoug
8/10/22 5:57pm
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JimmyZ
8/10/22 5:59pm
Perfect!
HarlemCoug
8/10/22 6:00pm
RE: T.D. (Touchdown) Z….(my last name)
Loon to the Moon
8/10/22 11:36pm
And that baby is Jaren Hall !
Dr MoBYU
8/10/22 6:02pm
That is one of the most impressive things I have heard in my entire life!
Robert Baratheon
8/10/22 6:28pm
I would bet a few have been conceived there over the years on weekend nights.
Hobo
8/10/22 5:56pm
Username checks out
mokelembembe
8/10/22 6:01pm
Yes. Sept 13 2008. Mass homicide. Over 110+ dead. 85 players and 25 coaches.
TheMediator
8/10/22 6:04pm
Freak…. 🤷♂️
kotacoug
8/10/22 6:15pm
Gosh, I'd love to see another mass homicide like that again this year.
Blue Golfer
8/10/22 7:13pm
The dental records were needed to confirm that it was in fact UCLA
Rise Against
8/10/22 7:22pm
I would love to go out that way. Die a happy man watching my Cougs play
CObluezone
8/10/22 6:10pm
I was re-born when we beat Utah last year if that counts.
Heath Squashwell
8/10/22 6:11pm
I was there for a murder….
kotacoug
8/10/22 6:14pm
RE: I was there for a murder….
kotacoug
8/10/22 6:17pm
I worked BYU grounds early 90s and we had at least one "Code Blue" every game
cougarmeister
8/10/22 6:16pm
Should actually be a Code Crimson.
ochobeeguy
8/10/22 6:34pm
That would be a clogged toilet.
Vito Corleone
8/11/22 12:55am
I died during a few of those utah games.
Mister P
8/10/22 6:19pm
Much of the west side looks like a bunch of dead people.
D.T. Survivor
8/10/22 6:35pm
It is a good way to go. Hope I do but in about 35 years!
fulano
8/10/22 6:51pm
Guy just above me (and probably some of you) had heart attack and died at LV bowl vs utah in 2015
Dark Forest Green
8/10/22 7:01pm
Yep - I was sitting near there. So sad to see them doing CPR on him. It was clearly a lost cause.
Hansellini
8/10/22 11:03pm
There was that kid that played for Idaho State...
kccougar
8/10/22 7:02pm
I remember seeing EMTs using paddles on a guy in the 80's
g$
8/10/22 7:06pm
My mom's water/blood broke while at a game on September 27, 1986 at LES
ratherberoping
8/10/22 7:48pm
Glad they ended up being ok!
ogdencoug
8/11/22 11:27am
Yeah, my dad talks about it like it's this fun anecdote. Dads are tone deaf
ratherberoping
8/11/22 5:42pm
I had a guy a couple seats away from me die on a United flight from LAX to
Blue Heart
8/10/22 9:14pm
The male Utah cheerleader almost died of fist spasms.
BlooCoog
8/10/22 11:02pm
your question does make me wonder what stories the 50 yard line could tell…
Dr MoBYU
8/10/22 11:19pm
Not at LES but I saw a woman have a stroke at Reeser Stadium (Oregon State)
NorthwestCoug
8/10/22 11:27pm
The average lifespan in the USA is about 77 years.
BlueBeliever
8/11/22 7:18am
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