Dude Perfect Started With a Backyard Bet for a Jimmy John's Sandwich
Cory Cotton · Dude Perfect: Cory Cotton and Tyler Toney · Sep 20, 2021 · at 23:36
Dude Perfect co-founder Cory Cotton describes the origin of the group's YouTube channel during their time living together as college roommates at Texas A&M.
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“So it was that situation, just basketball version, that kind of started everything. Ties in the backyard. And he looks at Garrett, and he says, hey, if I make the shot, you owe me a Jimmy John sandwich. And he's kind of standing in the corner, and tosses up a hook shot. Swish o' Drano. So they go to lunch. And they get back and a camera gets involved and we start filming everything.”
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