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Thought this was too funny not to post. I guess the kid got the last laugh. Wonder what the kid who cried over one of Duke's losses is doing these days.
Six years ago, a video clip of a boy in a purple Northwestern jersey holding his hands above his head in anguish went viral.
It became one of the defining memes of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Now, as the 2023 NCAA Tournament gets underway, the clips and memes are resurfacing.
Phillips is now a freshman at Harvard, according to The Sporting News, which wrote a profile on him this week. He wrote about his experience going viral in his application essay, the publication reported.
Six years ago, a video clip of a boy in a purple Northwestern jersey holding his hands above his head in anguish went viral.
It became one of the defining memes of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Now, as the 2023 NCAA Tournament gets underway, the clips and memes are resurfacing.
Phillips is now a freshman at Harvard, according to The Sporting News, which wrote a profile on him this week. He wrote about his experience going viral in his application essay, the publication reported.
The 'Crying Northwestern Kid' who went viral during March Madness now attends Harvard
John Phillips, whose father is the commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, went viral in 2017. Now, he's a freshman at Harvard.
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