Freddie “CaneFreak” Vasquez was crowned the 2025 Canes Fan of the Year and was celebrated on the field during the Homecoming game against Syracuse on Nov. 8. Chosen from a pool of more than 1,400 submissions, the Hialeah native—now living in Tampa—has cheered on the Hurricanes for nearly five decades.
Vasquez started dressing up in his now iconic game-day outfit in the 1980s, borrowing the idea from his favorite NFL team, the Raiders. In total, Vasquez has been to more than 400 games to root for the orange and green. The Tampa-based superfan drives down for every home game and travels to every away game.
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