Popeyes meme boy is a football champ
Dieunerst took to
Twitter to celebrate his side’s latest win.
His East Orange High School squad won the title recently after a “
triple-overtime victory.”
Sharing a picture of himself holding the winning trophy, he wrote on
Twitter, “STATE CHAMPS AND REGIONAL CHAMPS IT WAS A HONOR TO LEAD THIS OLINE THIS SEASON. SENIOR SZN HIGHLIGHTS COMING SOON”
He uses his Twitter handle to share posts related to his matches, stats, and highlights from different games.
He is also quite popular on
Instagram with more than 19,500 followers, although his profile only consists of eight posts, all of which show him on the football field.
Fans are surprised to see the little boy all grown up
After the news about Dieunerst’s latest achievement broke, many on social media were rather surprised to see him as a high schooler who is now a football champion.
One
wrote, “Bro! Wow! His meme is worldwide famous! Meme dude plays football (I didn’t know that) & has a NJ High School Football State Title too??? Respect”
Another
added, “Dieunerst “Killer Whale” Collin from the legendary meme is a high school state champion… Feel old yet? Asking you a question Dieunerst “Killer Whale” Collin from the legendary meme”
“I had no idea that little Black boy from that meme at Popeyes was from Jersey lol,”
wrote another surprised user.
Meet Dieunerst Collin as Popeyes meme boy is now a football champ
