Miami fan who dresses in full uniform, pads honors his late brother

I had no idea about this story until Friday morning, and now I want to pass it on to you.

On Thursday, a broadcast of Miami’s 48-7 win over Bethune-Cookman focused on someone in the stands wearing a full Hurricanes uniform — helmet, jersey, pants, pads and gloves. The WHOLE thing. He could have been a player who just happened to be watching, but nope, he’s a fan.

The announcers admired his dedication, and that was the right move. Because people on Twitter (X) revealed the story behind his garb: His name is Shelton Douthett, and there’s a really, really good reason why he does this for EVERY Miami game.

That’s dedication 😅🙌 @CanesFootball pic.twitter.com/aIY0pyYFzD

— ACC Network (@accnetwork) September 15, 2023

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.

— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 15, 2023

Here’s a video that came out years ago about him:

And some selections from Instagram:

A beautiful way to honor his late brother. What a story.