As an expert in the field of cultural history, I can tell you that the origins of cheerleading are not attributed to a single individual but rather evolved from various sources. The modern concept of cheerleading is often traced back to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Thomas Peebles, a student at Morgan State University in Baltimore, is often credited with introducing organized cheering to American universities in the 1890s. He is known to have led student cheers at a baseball game in 1898. However, the term "cheerleader" and the practice of cheerleading as we know it today, with its routines and chants, developed further in the early 20th century.

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Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!", making Campbell the very first cheerleader. November 2, 1898 is the official birth date of organized cheerleading. Soon after, the University of Minnesota organized a "yell leader" squad of six male students, who still use Campbell's original cheer today.read more >>