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Duke Football and the Origin of the Blue Devils Name.

Have you ever sat and thought about where some of the team nicknames have come from and why? If you are like me, you have, and some have a very interesting and all but forgotten reason for a particular name. In this episode, we discover the reason why the teams at Duke are called the Blue Devils, and it may surprise you.

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