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That Surfin’ Devil

The Blue Devil surfing over band members is one of Cameron’s great traditions.

By JD King

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DURHAM, NC - MARCH 4: The Blue Devil - the mascot of the Duke University Blue Devils - claps during the game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels on March 4, 2006 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. North Carolina won 88-76.
Photo By Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

One of the great traditions of Duke basketball is when the band plays Wipeout and the Blue Devil surfs over the trombone players, who then get up and run to the front of the line as the Blue Devils tries to make it all the way down the court before the time out ends.

It’s pretty cool but how did it start? Well, it wasn’t what it became to be sure but the journey must have been pretty fun.

Now, no game in Cameron would be complete without it.

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