Man Dies After Fight At Patriots Game Sunday

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The 53-year-old man from New Hampshire who officials said died at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Sunday was punched during an altercation with a Dolphins fan, according to multiple reports.

Dale Mooney of Newmarket was a father of two and a Patriots season ticket holder for 30 years, his wife, Lisa, told WCVB-TV.

A spectator said that Mooney was in a physical altercation with a Dolphins fan when he was punched in the face and never regained consciousness, according to MassLive.

That same spectator, identified as Joey Kilmartin of Nashua, New Hampshire, said he witnessed "bickering back and forth throughout the game between one section of the crowd and another."

Then apparently came an altercation involving Mooney.

"The Dolphins fan walks over and clearly punches [Mooney] in the face," Kilmartin told MassLive. "(He) gets knocked out and you can tell right away he’s not OK."

Lisa Mooney told Boston 25 News her husband was at the game with friends, and that she was told several Dolphins fans taunted her husband before the altercation.

“It looked like people grabbing and pulling at each other at first at some point in the guy in the Dolphins jersey punched the victim twice in the face and that’s when the victim fell into his seat unconsciousness,” Kilmartin told the TV station.

Police and fire officials said they were called just before 11 p.m. to the 300 tier of the stadium.

Mooney was taken to the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where he died, according to officials.

His death is under investigation and no charges have been filed, officials said.