15 Sports Fans Who Did WHAT?! 

Sports fans already hold a license for goofy behavior—on game day, we generally do things that are simply not part of our daily routine.

We wear ill-fitting jerseys, paint our faces, eat ribs before noon, spend an absurd amount of cash on a team that rarely (if ever) pay dividends and...on a whole...compartmentalize our sports life from every other sphere of life.

So, it's not unexpected that sports fans are going to behave like sports fans.

Despite this fact, most people realize the same unwritten rules that make a scale, salami-based model of Candlestick Park socially acceptable, also understand there is a clear line of demarcation between the usual shenanigans and the "wtf" incidents.

And though these trespasses have been happening since the advent sports, over the last year there have been some particularly noteworthy examples.

Some fans have been caught committing unequivocal violations against this sacred code; whether it's insanely overzealous behavior or an unacceptably apathetic response.

These are XX sports fans who did what?!

Jets Fan Accepts His Fate

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Endlessly combative and full of false confidence, it seems Jets fans might finally be doing the unthinkable—at least for Jets fans—and quietly accepting that, at least for some people and fanbases, maybe it doesn’t get better. 

This Jets fan wore that t-shirt to the team's latest crushing defeat, this at the hands of the division opponent Bills, which really encapsulates the struggle. Apparently J-E-T-S is just an acronym for “Just Endure The Suffering.” 

Ole Miss Fan Cries and Spills Milk

After going 7-0 to start the season, including a thrilling upset of perennial powerhouse Alabama, Ole Miss lost an absolute heartbreaker to LSU on the Bayou. It represented a dramatic shift in fortune for the Rebels, who went into the game ranked No. 3 in the country.

There were probably plenty of tears shed in Mississippi over the outcome, but it’s hard to imagine many took it harder than the Rebels fan in this video. After wandering around her residence despondent, she turns her rage to an unsuspecting gallon of milk and then sobbing turns to shouting. 

Bama Bro Acts Out, Gets Leveled

Given the number of people at a given sporting event and the tons of food and beverage consumed on average, fans chucking such items at other fans or players is actually a relatively uncommon occurrence. Which is why this Bama bro brazenly throwing a full bucket of (what looks to be) popcorn at Ole Miss fans is jarring. 

He doesn’t have the cover of a crowd around him and isn’t the least bit phased by the fact he’s being recorded. Bama bro doesn’t even appear to be intoxicated—at least not overly so. There was one fast-acting security guard who didn’t care a bit about Bama bro’s emotional state after the loss and basically appears out of thin air to tackle him before the popcorn even hit the ground.

It really is a thing of beauty. 

AFL Fan Celebratory Strip Tease

In September Heather McCartney, a shapely model from Scotland, attended the Australian Football League Grand Final and had a prime seat in a corporate box. After overindulging in the sauce, McCartney engaged in some very well lubricated celebratory activities. 

Tens of people watched slack-jawed as she stripped naked and bounced around in the general vicinity of her seat. Eventually she received a police escort out of the stadium by event security. It was a hilariously dramatic scene. 

Though there were rumors McCartney had been hired as a stripper/escort for the event, both she and box’s tenant denied them. For her part, McCartney has maintained she was simply paying off a bet. 

Sleepy Yankees Fan Sues

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In April 2014 a sleepy Yankees fan was caught by the cameras snoozing during the fourth inning of a game against the Red Sox. ESPN announcers Dan Shulman and John Kruk made a few cracks at his expense, though nothing even close to egregious. Various sports blogs that posted about his mid-game nap were less forgiving. 

His brush with public mockery blew over quickly, but three months later “sleeping Yankees fan” made headlines again, outing himself as used-car dealer Andrew Rector. Citing “substantial injury to his character and reputation,” as well as “mental anguish” and lost wages, Rector filed an outrageous $10 million defamation lawsuit against both the Yankees and ESPN. MLB was also named as a defendant. 

It’s hard to imagine Rector is going to get anything out of this comically frivolous suit aside from more ridicule and a few extra minutes of shame tacked onto his original 15. 

Giants Fan Floating Tailgate

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There are plenty of fans out there that have tailgating down to a science—the formulas vary, but most are quite similar and predictable. That being said, there’s at least one Giants fan in San Francisco that has recently emerged as an innovator in the field. 

Floating in the waters outside AT&T Park, he is easily identified by his perilously overcrowded kayak. First appearing earlier in the season, during the World Series he was spotted again, this time with a cooler, working grill, American flag, large pumpkin and a tiny white dog in a life jacket among the many things threatening to sink his ship in McCovey Cove. 

Orioles Fan Punches Orioles Mascot

Mayhem tends to follow mascots, if only because they are basically paid to create it. At a given sporting event, usually it’s the mascot sniffing out trouble, but the tables were turned briefly on the Orioles mascot during a game in late September. 

According to TMZ, an overly intoxicated O’s fan was posing for a photo with the big bird when he inexplicably decided to “suckerpunch the bird right in his feathered crotch.” That kind of man-on-man crime is pretty rare. 

The Oriole, as one would imagine, didn’t take very kindly to be bopped in the beans and took down the unruly fan with impressive precision. The drunkard was promptly arrested for his ill-advised misdeed. 

Part-Time Cubs Fan, Full-Time Cardinals Troll

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It’s probably fair to say Cubs fans are one of the longest and most brutally suffering fanbases in professional American sports. Seasons with something to cheer for are few and far between, and meaningful playoff appearances are even fewer. 

Maybe that’s why 74-year-old Jim Dawson, a lifelong Cubby fan living in California, has seriously committed to hating on the Cardinals in the postseason instead. According to the SFGate, Dawson, decked out in Cubs gear, recently attended Game 5 of the NLCS between the Giants and Cardinals specifically to root against St. Louis. 

Said Dawson, “I’m just looking for someone to beat the Cardinals. We feel about them like you do about the Dodgers.” That is some world-class trolling! 

Clemson Fan Takes a Seat on Opposing Bench

Clemson fans are the real deal. They’ve got just the right mix of passion and crazy to rank them among the most rabid fanbases in college football. And we’re not talking about just college kids—down South age ain’t nothin’ but a number when it comes to bad decision-making in the name of the game. 

During a recent home game against Louisville, an unnamed fan (who doesn’t look to be a day under 50) with a Memorial Stadium field pass caught Cardinals players and coaches by surprise when he appeared in the middle of their defensive huddle, after making himself at home on the team’s bench. 

A pretty brazen move from a guy who was determined to have fraudulently obtained a pass with a group authorized to be on the field during halftime. Louisville staff escorted the man to police at the event; his stunt has Clemson evaluating game day security and protocol. 

Clemson Fan Wins GameDay

When No. 3 Clemson took on No. 5 Florida State at home in October 2013, ESPN’s College GameDay was on hand in Death Valley ahead of the day’s premiere matchup. Each week students gather behind the GameDay, many armed with some of the most ridiculous signs in the history of football…and signs. 

With a predictably massive crowd on hand, it’s difficult for a single person to stand out without the assistance of a sign. Although, on that fateful fall day there was one Clemson fan who proved the only thing he needed to make headlines was a cup of liquid (probably brew) and a sturdy pair of male shoulders on which to rest. 

It’s difficult to upstage the generalized boobery of ESPN’s panel, including David Pollock, but the insane shirtless Clemson fan managed to do so in the most glorious of ways. His antics alone were more memorable than every sign in the crowd combined. 

Browns Fan's Creepy Beer Bong

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Considering a stretch of futility that dates back nearly two decades now, beleaguered Browns fans keep showing up year after year. If you’ve ever asked yourself the question, “How do they do it?,” the answer is pretty simple: beer bongs. 

In August a photograph circulated of a helpful Cleveland police officer dutifully holding up a beer bong for a fan at a tailgating party. Two months later a few creatively icky Browns fans upped the ante, creating a beer bong out of a headless female mannequin. 

Eagles Fan Raises the Bar on Theft

For better or worse, Philadelphia sports fans definitely have a reputation—the longstanding and unpleasant nature of which requires no further explanation. But the reality of the situation is that, despite being forever known as the fans who once booed Santa, Philly fans who think they get a bad rap probably have a point—fans are crazy in most cities. 

Unfortunately those fans recently suffered a serious setback, when a drunken Eagles fan ran off with something belonging to a man named Sonny Forriest, Jr. The two encountered each other at a tailgate party when she stumbled onto his lap. At the time Forriest was sitting on his motorized scooter, his prosthetic leg resting on the armrest. 

It wasn’t long before the woman did something that would’ve previously been unthinkable—even by Philadelphia standards—and ran off with Forriest’s leg! Even in a drunken haze, it didn’t take the woman long to realize that, perhaps, a line was crossed. The leg turned up at a subway station hours later. 

Polish Soccer Fan Fireball

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Last April one of the craziest scenes to ever unfold at a sporting event happened during a soccer match between Polish soccer clubs Zaglebie Lubin and Slask Wroclaw. And considering all the insane stuff that goes down at soccer games, that’s really saying something. 

It happened as stadium security responded to clashes in the stands between opposing fans, many of whom were wielding lit flares. One man made his way onto a gate, the perfect angle to allow him to rain down fire on people seated below. 

Perhaps pegging him as someone unlikely to listen to reason, security responded by dousing the man, who was actively in possession of an open flame, with pepper spray, which is flammable. The end result was a spectacular human fireball, a sight nobody on hand will likely soon forget.  

The most shocking part of the whole thing was that the human inside the human fireball was, reportedly, unharmed. 

Pirates Fan Bridge Plummet

In October 2013 the Pirates played their first postseason game in two decades. The Buccos played the Reds in Pittsburgh, defeating their division foe in the NL Wild Card Game and formally advancing to an extended divisional series. 

Needless to say, fans were enthused. Of course, there may have been no one more enthused than Dean Pasztor, an area man who makes very bad decisions. Following the victory Pasztor made his way to the nearby Roberto Clemente Bridge and promptly jumped off, landing in the chilly waters of the Allegheny River below. 

Somehow he managed to dodge death and arrest. According to WTAE Pittsburgh, jumping in the river is both highly dangerous and illegal, but Pasztor skated because police didn’t catch him in the act. Although apparently he felt the wrath of mom later that night. 

Chiefs Fan Menaces Patriots Fan

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With the exception of a few seasons, the Chiefs have been basically on (or near) the bottom for basically as long as the Patriots have been at the top. So when Kansas City absolutely gave New England the business in a Monday night game in September, fans at Arrowhead enjoyed every moment of it. 

One fan, a poker player named Grant Hinkle, made the most of the moment by rubbing it into the face of a Pats fan seated nearby. And since Hinkle had already abandoned all pretense of sportsmanship with pelvic thrusts and a beer bottle aimed at the fan’s face, he promptly and personally submitted the video to Deadspin.