Cheerleading began in 1898 Johnny Campbell had the bright idea to organize a six-member group of yell-leaders to raise spirit. The first all-star cheer team was 1983 by Hilda McDaniel and did you know women were allowed to cheer only in 1923?
It was 1898!!! There is more info on cheerleading such as who invented at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading
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johnny Campbell invented the first jump in cheerleading
Cheerleading was invented at the University of Minnesota.
The person who invented cheerleading, believe it or not, was a boy. His name was Johnny Campbell. Cheer was invented in 1898
Johnny Campbell is the man who invented cheerleading. He invented this sport in 1905. The first college with a cheerleading squad was the University of Minnesota.
cheerleading was invented to cheer on the team and pump up the cowd.
Go to www.wikipedia.org and search cheerleading, there is a picture of him on that page.
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yes, johnny campell "invented" for lack of a better word, cheerleading. He was at a football game, when he started saying chants and got more and more people doing it. That became known as cheerleading and has formed into cheerleading today. :]
Minnesota, at the University of Minnesota/
A college didn't, a individual did.