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Inside the Locker Room: Damond Philyaw-Johnson
10/8/2020 3:05:00 PM | Football
Redshirt junior wide receiver and kick returner Damond Philyaw-Johnson made national headlines last season when he tied the NCAA record by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns against Wake Forest. Throughout his career, Philyaw-Johnson has compiled 24 attempts for 672 return yards and 184 receiving yards on 15 receptions. This season, the Pensacola, Fla., native has totaled seven receptions for 96 yards in addition to his kick return duties.
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Get to know Damond Philyaw-Johnson:
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Q:Â What is your favorite homecooked meal?
DPJ:Â Spaghetti, specifically my aunt's spaghetti she makes around Thanksgiving.
Q:Â What is your favorite Duke football memory?
DPJ:Â When we went to Detroit for the bowl game. That was my first time really seeing snow and we were outside playing in it when we had free time or a break. I almost had frostbite on my hands from trying to play in the snow with no gloves on.
Q:Â What is your pregame ritual?
DPJ:Â I always go to the same staff members to get taped and stretched and I always put on my girdle first before I do anything else.
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Q:Â What is your favorite sweet treat?
DPJ:Â In high school, my team's trainer used to make a fried Oreo and then put them inside a muffin. It's different, but it was good.
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Q:Â If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live?
DPJ:Â I'm from the south and I like the sun, so maybe Bora Bora.
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Q:Â What is your dream vacation spot?
DPJ:Â I don't think I really have one, but I've never been outside the country so somewhere new.
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Q: What coach would you want to be your teammate on the Amazing Race?
DPJ: I'd either take Coach (Trooper) Taylor or Mitch Singler.
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Q: Is there a significance behind wearing No. 85?
DPJ: Not really, I wore 81 when I was little and my grandmother said I should go 85. She fell in love with the number and in love with Duke so I always said I would keep the same number.
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Q: What is your major and why are you passionate about it?
DPJ: Sociology. The more I learn about it the more I realize that with me wanting to do law enforcement after football, everything evolves around sociology, the environment and any social changes.
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Philyaw-Johnson and the Blue Devils begin a two-game road stretch this Saturday when they travel to Syracuse to take on the Orange at 12:30 p.m. The game will be aired on RSN.
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#GoDuke
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Get to know Damond Philyaw-Johnson:
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Q:Â What is your favorite homecooked meal?
DPJ:Â Spaghetti, specifically my aunt's spaghetti she makes around Thanksgiving.
Q:Â What is your favorite Duke football memory?
DPJ:Â When we went to Detroit for the bowl game. That was my first time really seeing snow and we were outside playing in it when we had free time or a break. I almost had frostbite on my hands from trying to play in the snow with no gloves on.
Q:Â What is your pregame ritual?
DPJ:Â I always go to the same staff members to get taped and stretched and I always put on my girdle first before I do anything else.
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Q:Â What is your favorite sweet treat?
DPJ:Â In high school, my team's trainer used to make a fried Oreo and then put them inside a muffin. It's different, but it was good.
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Q:Â If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live?
DPJ:Â I'm from the south and I like the sun, so maybe Bora Bora.
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Q:Â What is your dream vacation spot?
DPJ:Â I don't think I really have one, but I've never been outside the country so somewhere new.
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Q: What coach would you want to be your teammate on the Amazing Race?
DPJ: I'd either take Coach (Trooper) Taylor or Mitch Singler.
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Q: Is there a significance behind wearing No. 85?
DPJ: Not really, I wore 81 when I was little and my grandmother said I should go 85. She fell in love with the number and in love with Duke so I always said I would keep the same number.
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Q: What is your major and why are you passionate about it?
DPJ: Sociology. The more I learn about it the more I realize that with me wanting to do law enforcement after football, everything evolves around sociology, the environment and any social changes.
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Philyaw-Johnson and the Blue Devils begin a two-game road stretch this Saturday when they travel to Syracuse to take on the Orange at 12:30 p.m. The game will be aired on RSN.
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#GoDuke
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