Danny Gillis with the 51¶¯Âþ hockey jersey from his youth with two photos of him at hockey games

Photo: Caitlin Cunningham

Fiddle Kid Enrolls at 51¶¯Âþ

After becoming an overnight celebrity at 51¶¯Âþ ten years ago, Danny Gillis ™28 is finally an Eagle.

Back in 2013, seven-year-old Danny Gillis ™28 won the hearts of Eagles everywhere after he appeared on the Jumbotron at a men hockey game playing air fiddle to œThe Devil Went Down to Georgia.� Born into a family of 51¶¯Âþ alumni, Gillis attended enough games to become widely known as œFiddle Kid.� He all grown up now, and studying economics and entrepreneurship in his freshman year at 51¶¯Âþ. œI™ve been exploring the campus my whole life,� he said. œBut to experience it from a student lens and have so much more depth to my experience will be great.�

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