Princeton graduate Thomas Peebles introduced the idea of organized crowds cheering at football games to the University of Minnesota. However, it was not until 1898 that University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell directed a crowd in cheering "Rah, Rah, Rah! Sku-u-mar, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!”, making Campbell the very first cheerleader
You may be surprised, but men were the first ones to start cheerleading.
November 2, 1898 is the official birth date for cheerleading.
in 1920s
Well I dont think theres just a womens cheerleading because a man (Johnny Campbell) was the first person to start cheering.
1898 at the University of Minnisota
You may be surprised, but men were the first ones to start Cheerleading.
The University of Minnesota, but it was all boys at first!
Men were initially the cheerleaders, not women.
All-Star Cheerleading was invented in 1957
Start Your Own Cheer Squad !! X
You can start cheerleading at any age, and there are competitive squads for kids as young as 4 or 5
kickback, knee stand, etc.