Did you know that cheerleading was began by a guy?  That’s right!  On this date in 1898, Johnny Campbell became  the first cheerleader.  There was a football game at the University of Minnesota, and he stood up and chanted, “Rah, Rah, Rah! Sku-u-mar, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!” The crowd followed his lead.  And so began what it normally […]