Curtis John Dvorak was born on July 16,1974 and was primarily known as Jaxson de Ville, official mascot of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team.
12 Facts About Curtis Dvorak
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Curtis Dvorak was the first person to portray the Jaguars mascot in the team's history and had the title, Vice President of Mascot Relations.
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Curtis Dvorak attended Virginia Tech and was selected to be the college's mascot in his Sophomore year.
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Curtis Dvorak competed in and won the National Cheerleaders Association championship in 1996, then graduated with a major in communications.
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Curtis Dvorak was judged better than the fifty other hopefuls and was hired to become Jaxson de Ville.
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Curtis Dvorak planned, practiced and performed daring stunts at Jaguar home games.
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Curtis Dvorak's exploits included riding a zip-line from the top of the scoreboard to mid-field, parachuting into the stadium, rappelling down the scoreboard, and bungee jumping from a stadium light tower.
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Curtis Dvorak was criticized for displaying a hand-made sign reading "Towels Carry Ebola" during the Jaguars' October 5,2014 home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Curtis Dvorak became acquainted with Jacksonville Roar member Melanie McAlister during a 2001 NFL tour to entertain US troops in the middle East.
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Curtis Dvorak donated time without the costume to many charitable causes as an organizer, or a participant playing golf or tennis.
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Curtis Dvorak emceed the Jacksonville Dancing with the Stars competition in 2009, a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Curtis Dvorak turned 40 in 2014, but had shown no sign of slowing down.