Hey guys read this;;; its crazy

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Talk about a heart-stopping game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts.

Terry O'Neill, 50, of Pittsburgh, was watching the game at a bar and had a heart attack seconds after Jerome Bettis fumbled trying to score from the 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger prevented the Colts' Nick Harper from returning the recovered ball for a touchdown and the Steelers hung on for a 21-18 win.

O'Neill said Bettis is his hero.

"I wasn't upset that the Steelers might lose," he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I was upset because I didn't want to see him end his career like that. A guy like that deserves better. I guess it was a little too much for me to handle."

O'Neill, who was recovering at a hospital, credits two firefighters with saving him.

"The Steelers won the game and I'm still alive, so I guess I'm doing pretty good," he said.

He will have a pacemaker implanted to control an irregular heartbeat and he was prescribed medication to deal with the hypertension.

While he would like to go to the bar Sunday for the game against the Denver Broncos to thank the guys who saved him, O'Neill said, "I guess I should probably take it easy and watch the game at home."

Last edited: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 4:22:30 PM

I don't find this at all funny, maybe you would like a pacemaker for the rest of your life. I'm sure if he had his choice he would rather not have it.

The fact you find this hysterical is really disturbing, I think you need to find some professional help and fast.

Ja, I might have had a heart attack too if I were 50. Da Bus deserved better, and Mr. O'Neill deserves better from you.

K guys its edited

That guy Nick Harper is an idiot. He ran straight into Ben when he had a clear lane to the outside. Letting a quarterback tackle you? How pathetic.

I'm all better now.

@ Repent

I drove home from Pittsburgh today and listened to talk radio the entire ride home. Dan Patrick had both Bettis and O'Neill on the air together. They all had a big laugh about the whole thing.

Last edited: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 5:27:15 PM

Jerome Bettis is one class act. Glad he didnt spoil the game. He deserves a ring in my book.... Yes ROUGE I said that! But I still hate the Steelers. I predict Pittsburgh and Carolina in the SuperBowl....

The night before the game Nick Harpers' wife stabbed him in the knee with a steak knife and was incarcerated - reported widely by Indianapolis media.

On game day, Nick hurt his remaining good knee and then came back to run the fumble back.

Jerome Bettis needs to retire.

What a day!