Photo: Clemson Santa with Deshaun Watson

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Christmas is only 17 days away and there was a rare Santa sighting during the celebratory Pizza Party at Death Valley on Sunday.

This jolly Santa was fully decked out in Orange and was in attendance to get a free slice of Papa John Pizza.

Here is a photo of him and Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson hanging out at the free event.

Santa's official visit comes as no surprise as Clemson posted a recruiting letter from him back in 2014.

In the letter, we learn that Santa Claus is actually a die-hard Clemson alum from 1896, his residence is 66422 S Santa Claus Ln. North Pole, Alaska, 99705 and Swinney and Santa are old friends.

Update: TigerNet.com spoke with "Clemson Santa Paws" on Tuesday morning and he said that he is a lifelong Clemson fan and he actually grew up with Coach Robbie Caldwell. He will be in Miami and hopes to meet up to celebrate with Clemson fans.

An elf passed this along to us from some guy up north to give to future members of the #ClemsonFamily. #Santa pic.twitter.com/n9OQ8v3brq

— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) December 18, 2014

@clemsonsanta #Clemson #clemsonsanta pic.twitter.com/oEKt6RhHHc

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