Sexy Cheerleader Photos

Believe it or not cheerleading started out as a all male activity in the late 1800's, they were called a "yell squad", for the University of Minnesota.  Women didn't start participating in cheerleading until 1923 because of the lack of female sports in college.  That is when the modern cheerleader started, it's when tumbling, gymnastics, and megaphones were first introduced.  Today it is said that 97% of all cheerleading participants as a whole are female, but males make up 50% of cheer squads at college.

In 1948 a former college cheerleader started the NCA (National Cheerleaders Association) and started the first cheerleading clinic with 52 girls.  By the 60's college cheerleaders started holding their own clinics all through out the country, these clinics usually taught high school cheerleaders the fundamentals of cheerleading, and in 1965 the first pom-pom was invented.  It has been the staple of cheerleading ever since, along with the megaphone that had been there since the beginning. 

With cheerleading gaining popularity they changed the name of the National Cheerleading Association to the World Cheerleading Association and started holding competitions.  These competitions started the Top 10 College Cheerleading Squad ranking and gave out Cheerleader All America awards.  The first televized cheerleading competition was in 1978 on CBS, it was the Collegiate Cheerleading Championships.

In the 1960's NFL (National Football League) teams started having cheerleaders, the Baltimore Colts were the first team to have cheerleaders on the sidelines.  It was the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders of the 1972-1973 season that changed the look of cheerleaders forever.  That was the first year that the outfits of today were used, those combined with the dance routines they did.  They weren't noticed fully until the 1976 Superbowl when the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off, and the cheerleading squad got national recognition.  After that season many of the other NFL teams followed in the footsteps of the Cowboys.  Though now they are more considered dance teams then cheerleaders since they hardly ever try to get the crowd into games anymore.

The 80's brought us the National High School Cheerleading Competition hosted by ESPN.  This competition brought back the real cheerleaders, they were judged on difficulty of stunts and routines.  And they also implemented a little gymnastics into them as well, making cheerleading a way to get crowds pumped up.  Even with the new competitiveness cheerleading at the high school and college level have stayed with the spirit leading traditions that it was invented on in the late 1800's.

There are many teams and sports that have gotten cheerleaders for their teams, the NFL started it and since then the NBA (National Basketball Association), Soccer, Hockey, Hockey, Wrestling, and even Baseball have gotten cheerleaders.  The Florida Marlins were the first MLB (Major League Baseball) team that got a cheerleading squad.  They are called the Marlin Mermaids, and are often seen at the games interacting with the spectators. 

Through the years cheerleaders have gotten more and more sexy, with the changing times and the acceptance of showing more skin they have gained a lot of popularity.  Here are some pictures of sexy cheerleaders from different sports, and different teams in the world.

Cheerleaders often use gymnastics in their routines to get the crowd into the games.

College cheerleaders often do other things beside cheering at games, they

often show up to benefits to raise money for school sports.  They even pose

for calendars to support the cheerleading squad, and other college activities.

NFL Cheerleaders often wear jerseys to support

their team while they cheer for them.

Many cheerleading squads in other countries don't have as strict of rules with

their outfits as the United States does.  This is a Argentinian Cheerleading

Squad supporting their soccer team.

Here is a sexy Mexican soccer cheerleader in the

middle of her routine.

Many times Professional cheerleaders have real full time jobs and just cheer

for their team at game day.  They get paid very little if anything at all for cheering.

The Miami Heat cheerleaders take the cake for being the sexiest cheerleaders,

here is a picture of them while doing a routine during a break in the game.

There is a huge market for sexy cheerleading outfits for

Halloween like this one. 

NBA cheerleaders are very hot.  Their outfits tend to be skimpier than in other sports.

NFL Cheerleaders sometimes wear pants instead of skirts since the temperature can dip a bit late in the football season.

Go Tampa Bay.  The Buccaneers cheerleader costumes are very revealing.

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