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The Canes fan who wears the full uniform to games has gone viral again.
During the team’s blowout win against Bethune Cookman, several Twitter accounts joked about the one Canes fan who wore a full uniform, pads included, to the game.
— wow that was crazy (@CowardlyDoggo) September 15, 2023
The man behind the uniform, Shelton Douthett, was once dared to get dressed up at games by his brother, who was sick in the hospital. After his brother passed away, Shelton continued attending games in full uniform to honor his late brother.
His name is Shelton Douthett. When his brother was in the hospital with pneumonia he told Shelton it would be fun to dress in a full jersey and pads for a game when he got better. His brother died soon after. So he dresses in a full pads, in his brother's memory, every game. https://t.co/TZMrCwYf8u
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 15, 2023
You can watch the full feature about Shelton from a local Miami news station below.