This is yet another portion of my cheerleading page. Here you will find cheerleading facts, as well as some history, and famous people who were once cheerleaders.
Stars who Were once Cheerleaders
- Halle Berry
- Madonna
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Prescilla Presley
- Arnold Swartsneager
- Meryl Streep
- Steve Martin
- Lauren Hill
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Cameron Diaz
- Kim Bassinger
- Raquel Welch
- Kirsten Dunst
Facts/History of Cheerleading
- 83 percent of cheerleaders have a B average or better
- The most popular injuries in cheerleading are busted lips and broken arms
- in 1965, Princeton NJ, the first cheer club came about, and the 1st recorded cheer at a football game.
- 1930- Pom Pons invented
- in 1947 Lawrence Herkimer founded the National Cheerleading Association
- Lawrence Herkimer also founded the spirit stick, paper pom pons, and the popular
- 50 percent of college cheerleaders are male
- in 1920 women became cheerleaders while the men were at war
- im 1889 the first official cheerleader (Johnny Cambell) was elected Yell Marshall at U of Minnesota
- in the 1900's megaphones came into play.
- Texas is the cheerleading capital of the world
