Carolina Panthers

Steph Curry hammers 'Keep Pounding' drum before Super Bowl 50

Published Feb. 7, 2016 6:20 p.m. ET

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The Carolina Panthers had a very special guest hammer up the "Keep Pounding" drum before Sunday's Super Bowl 50.

As the Panthers ran onto the field at Levi's Stadium, Curry kept alive the tradition of an honorary drummer taking four swings at a six-foot drum with the team's slogan "Keep Pounding" on it.

.@StephenCurry30 + #KeepPounding

Let's goooooo #SB50 pic.twitter.com/Im3tbM9qwC
— NFL (@NFL) February 7, 2016

The Panthers announced that Curry would be taking part in the honor earlier on Sunday.

A special guest will serve as the #KeepPounding Drummer for #SB50 pic.twitter.com/s9Q5dfddML
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) February 7, 2016

The tradition stems as a tribute to former Panthers linebacker Sam Mills, who used the phrase prior to a 2004 playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.

While Mills died in 2005, his famous phrase lives on, along with his son Sam Mills III, who serves as the assistant defensive line coach.