Ed Cushman, a North Carolina native living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), died on Saturday in a car fire while on the way to the Super Bowl after scoring tickets to the game with the help of New Orleans's Team Gleason Foundation.
Cushman, 39, had asked Team Gleason–the foundation founded by former Saints defensive back Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed with the same disease in 2011–for help finding tickets to Super Bowl LIII. Team Gleason helped Cushman find American with Disabilities Act seating.
Cushman's brother, Robert, was driving Ed to the game when their 2007 Dodge Caravan began smoking, according to state patrol officials.