What is the best stadium tradition in American sports?

Chants, towels, a flying octopus and a leap into the stands. The rituals that make a home crowd sound like nowhere else.

1. 1
   Octopus throw

   Detroit Red Wings fans throw octopuses onto the ice, a custom since 1952.
   1000pts

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2. 2
   Terrible Towel

   Pittsburgh Steelers fans wave the gold towel created by broadcaster Myron Cope in 1975.
   839pts
3. 3
   12th Man at Texas A&M

   Aggie students stand for the entire game, ready to come down from the stands.
   732pts
4. 4
   Sweet Caroline at Fenway

   Fenway Park sings Neil Diamond's hit in the middle of the eighth inning.
   599pts
5. 5
   Jump Around at Wisconsin

   Camp Randall Stadium bounces to House of Pain between the third and fourth quarters.
   599pts
6. 6
   Seventh-inning stretch

   Baseball crowds stand and sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" before the seventh.
   0pts
7. 7
   Running Down the Hill at Clemson

   Clemson players rub Howard's Rock and charge down the hill into Death Valley.
   0pts
8. 8
   Phillie Phanatic

   Philadelphia's green, furry mascot, a fixture at Phillies games since 1978.
   0pts
9. 9
   Bleacher Creatures Roll Call

   Yankee Stadium's right-field bleachers chant each fielder's name in the first inning until he waves back.
   0pts
10. 10
    Lambeau Leap

    Green Bay Packers players jump into the end-zone stands after a touchdown.
    0pts
11. 11
    Wrigley's W flag

    A white flag with a blue W flies over Wrigley Field after every Cubs win.
    0pts

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