<P> Princeton class of 1882 graduate Thomas Peebles moved to Minnesota in 1884 . He transplanted the idea of organized crowds cheering at football games to the University of Minnesota . The term `` Cheer Leader '' had been used as early as 1897 , with Princeton 's football officials having named three students as Cheer Leaders : Thomas , Easton , and Guerin from Princeton 's classes of 1897 , 1898 , and 1899 , respectively , on October 26 , 1897 . These students would cheer for the team also at football practices , and special cheering sections were designated in the stands for the games themselves for both the home and visiting teams . </P>
<P> Princeton class of 1882 graduate Thomas Peebles moved to Minnesota in 1884 . He transplanted the idea of organized crowds cheering at football games to the University of Minnesota . The term `` Cheer Leader '' had been used as early as 1897 , with Princeton 's football officials having named three students as Cheer Leaders : Thomas , Easton , and Guerin from Princeton 's classes of 1897 , 1898 , and 1899 , respectively , on October 26 , 1897 . These students would cheer for the team also at football practices , and special cheering sections were designated in the stands for the games themselves for both the home and visiting teams . </P>
who initiated an organized cheer for the university of minnesota game
who initiated an organized cheer for the university of minnesota game
Thomas Peebles
Thomas Peebles