University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell began leading cheers at the school’s football game against Northwestern today in 1898 making Campbell the very first cheerleader and November 2 the official birth date of organized cheerleading. Now WE know em
Fans began cheering from the stands as early as 1877 at Princeton University. The so called “Princeton Cheer” was documented in the February 22, 1877 edition of the Daily Princetonian. […]
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