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Cheerleading began as a men-only college tradition

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Yelling at crowds through a cone used to be the absolute pinnacle of collegiate masculinity. Long before it became a synchronized acrobatic showcase, the activity was exclusively populated by highly aggressive men desperately attempting to coordinate massive crowd noise at collegiate football games.

Cheerleading began as a men-only college tradition
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