a brief history of cheerleaders

Whenever you participate in a sporting event, no matter what sport or level, fans like to cheer for their favorite team. As long as sporting events have been held, organized cheers [or cheerleading] can be traced back to 1898. Thomas Peebles congratulated the University of Minnesota for cheering from Princeton University, but student Johnny Campbell accepted the game and led the audience. Organized cheers "Rah, Rah, Rah! Sku-u-mar! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!" on November 12, 1898, "Ariel" In the version, his cheers on the game are eye-catching. He said Campbell and others are guiding the crowd in cheers. "You will see everyone leaving the park today, panting and silent." Shortly after the game, the University of Minnesota An organized team of six male students was formed.

At the turn of the century, cheerleading as an organized event or sport began to expand. The first cheerleading team in 1903...

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