PA News Friday PM:

A lifelong Sunderland fan died happy when he had a heart attack after seeing his team beat arch-rivals Newcastle by one goal in a highly-charged local derby, it emerged today. Supporter Ron Hutcheon murmured ``two-one'' before he collapsed - and they were his last words. It is thought that the excitement of the tension-packed game - rounded off for Sunderland fans when former England captain Alan Shearer missed a late penalty - might have proved too much for 71-year-old Mr Hutcheon. The Tyne-Wear derby was played at Newcastle's St James's Park but Sunderland had arranged for a beamback showing at the club's Stadium of Light. Mr Hutcheon, a retired engine fitter, was taken ill as he left the Stadium of Light, but shouted the score before collapsing. Paramedics were called to the scene but the father-of-three was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. His shocked family was still coming to terms with his death but said that it was the way devoted fan Mr Hutcheon, from the Southwick area of Sunderland, would have wanted to go.

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2000

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Rest in Peace, Ron. It's good you died a happy man.

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2000

May God bless him. As much as I hate the Makems if you had to choose a way to go then thats got to be fairly high on your list.

Theres another few thousand who could have followed his lead mind!! Martym

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2000

LOL Marty. I agree 100%. If there's a good way to go, it has to be watching your favourite team beat their biggest rivals. RIP

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2000

Don't know if I should laugh or cry .

laughing.

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2000

If we can up the heart attack deaths per game stat it would just about be worth losing

-- Anonymous, November 25, 2000