Cheer Up

In 1898, University of Minnesota was on a losing streak, and a medical student named Johnny Campbell assembled a group to energize the team and the crowd. Johnny Campbell directed a crowd in cheering 'Rah, Rah, Rah! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!', making Campbell the very first cheerleader and November 2, 1898 the official birth date of organized cheerleading.