The First Cheerleader

On November 2, 1898 at the University of Minnesota, student Johnny Campbell got up from the seats and took the field in order to lead the student body in a chant: Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-u-mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah! He jumped over the fence, and cheerleading as we know it was born. The … Continue reading The First Cheerleader