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Johnny Campbell, a medical student from the University Of Minnesota,\xa0spurred on his alma mater\u2019s struggling football team by leading spectators in a rousing cheer on 2nd November, 1898 - and, in so doing, became the world\u2019s first recognised cheerleader.\xa0\nEven though the sport now features predominantly female participants these days, the first women cheerleaders weren't recorded until 1923. Indeed, four men who would later become U.S. President cheered on their teams at College: Dwight D Eisenhower, Franklin D Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal the \u2018grandfather of cheerleading\u2019, who patented pom-poms; explain how the Dallas Cowboys played a pivotal role in the perception of modern cheerleading; and consider the most comical cheerleading names in the canon\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Almanac: The 1st cheerleader\u2019 (CBS News, 2014):\xa0https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-the-1st-cheerleader/\n\u2022 A Not-So-Brief and Extremely Sordid History of Cheerleading \u2013 Mother Jones (Mother Jones, 2014):\xa0https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/12/cheerleader-history-timeline/\n\u2022 \u2018Top 10 Most Watched Cheerleading Routines EVER on YouTube\u2019 (The Cheer Buzz, 2021):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgH-Esw6GpI\xa0\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1800s #Sport #Person #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices