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MY NAME IS

KEVIN HUERTER doesn’t like the nickname Red Velvet.

“I want to be remembered for something a little bit better than a cake,” he says with a smile.

It doesn’t bother him that the name was inspired by his red hair—Red Mamba, his nickname in college, was fine enough, though he’d get several messages a week reminding him that he’s not the original

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