Avid USM Fan Collapses at Game, Dies
Huntsville, Ala., man tried to make it to first aid station, wife says
By Kathleen Baydala, kbaydala@clarionledger.com
Michael "Mac" McArthur was a sports enthusiast and a University of Southern Mississippi football fan practically from birth."He was not a screaming, hollering kind of guy," his wife, Diane McArthur, said. "But he knew how to get the crowd pumped up."McArthur, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., attended his last Golden Eagles football game Saturday with his older son and a longtime friend.
During the game against Tulane University, McArthur tried to make his way to a first aid station but collapsed, his wife said.Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said McArthur had suffered a heart attack. McArthur was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics brought him to Forrest General Hospital.
"He was born at Forrest General, and he died at Forrest General," Diane McArthur said.Michael McArthur was in Hattiesburg visiting his parents after Thanksgiving. His uncle, William McArthur, said he visited his parents fairly often."His daddy is real ill," the uncle said. "He was always so good to help. When the hurricane hit, he came and got his father and mother and took them to Huntsville and kept them for several weeks because they couldn't live here without power."
This month, McArthur and his wife celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary. The McArthurs have two children: Mike, 16, and Scott, 14.The couple met after they had graduated from USM. Diane McArthur said her husband earned his bachelor's degree in restaurant and hotel management in 1981. Most recently, he was employed as a manager for Eurest, an international food contractor.
And as much as McArthur loved sports — football and golf mostly — he also loved helping young people, his wife said. He once coached recreation league football and, this year, was "the voice of the Madison County (Ala.) High School Tigers.""He sat in the press box and called the games," she said. "Everyone said he was so good at it, that they asked him to come back and do it again next year."
By Kathleen Baydala, kbaydala@clarionledger.com
Michael "Mac" McArthur was a sports enthusiast and a University of Southern Mississippi football fan practically from birth."He was not a screaming, hollering kind of guy," his wife, Diane McArthur, said. "But he knew how to get the crowd pumped up."McArthur, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., attended his last Golden Eagles football game Saturday with his older son and a longtime friend.
During the game against Tulane University, McArthur tried to make his way to a first aid station but collapsed, his wife said.Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said McArthur had suffered a heart attack. McArthur was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics brought him to Forrest General Hospital.
"He was born at Forrest General, and he died at Forrest General," Diane McArthur said.Michael McArthur was in Hattiesburg visiting his parents after Thanksgiving. His uncle, William McArthur, said he visited his parents fairly often."His daddy is real ill," the uncle said. "He was always so good to help. When the hurricane hit, he came and got his father and mother and took them to Huntsville and kept them for several weeks because they couldn't live here without power."
This month, McArthur and his wife celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary. The McArthurs have two children: Mike, 16, and Scott, 14.The couple met after they had graduated from USM. Diane McArthur said her husband earned his bachelor's degree in restaurant and hotel management in 1981. Most recently, he was employed as a manager for Eurest, an international food contractor.
And as much as McArthur loved sports — football and golf mostly — he also loved helping young people, his wife said. He once coached recreation league football and, this year, was "the voice of the Madison County (Ala.) High School Tigers.""He sat in the press box and called the games," she said. "Everyone said he was so good at it, that they asked him to come back and do it again next year."
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