Last night was the Charger Girls’ turn to show out in the old school unis. So far, photos are few and far between, but I did find one that gives you the general idea.
From what I can tell, it’s a new take on an old idea. Sort of cropped version of this:
The Patriots have posted new, full-length profile photos of the Pats Cheerleaders. Click here to see them now.
We’d like to send out a big fat CONGRATULATIONS to Tara from Carolina Panthers’ TopCats. This is Tara’s fourth year on the team, and she represented her squad at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii earlier this year. In fact, according to my super-secret sources, Tara’s boyfriend-now-husband proposed to her during that trip to Hawaii.
Tara’s wedding was on Sept 19th and of course her teammates, past and present, were there to celebrate with the happy couple. Four former TopCats, Kelly, Tiffany, Hodges, and Brooke, were particularly involved in the big day. Kelly helped plan the wedding. (Kelly, by the way, also represented the TopCats at the Pro Bowl). Tiffany and Hodges were bridesmaids, and Brooke was a greeter and honorary bridesmaid.
Please join me in congratulating the happy couple!
What I want to know is who brought the poms?
Tiffany, Brooke, Tara, Kelly, and Hodges
Look what the Patriots Cheerleaders were dealing with.
Bare arms??? Are you kidding me right now?
The weather got worse and worse.
They eventually had to throw in the towel and change clothes, but they get bonus points for the attempt. Sheesh. What a misery.
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders did it back in the day.
Years later, the Eagles Cheerleaders gave it a shot.
And that was the last we saw of it…until 2005
When the Ben-Gals brought it back
The Pats Cheerleaders picked it up
The Jets Flight Crew took the idea in a new direction
And now the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders have debuted their own version. (Between this and their other uniforms, the WRC have to be some of the most body-confident women on the planet.)
It looks the catsuit is here to stay.
What do you guys think?
NFL.com has new photos from this weekend’s games. The cheerleaders are from various teams, including the Redskins, Bengals, Bucs, Vikings, Jaguars, and Jets. Click here to go there now.
Lance Cpl. John Hitesman
Dvidshub.net
10.16.2009
NIMRUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan – With bright white smiles and cheery attitudes, five of the St. Louis Rams cheerleaders visited Forward Operating Base Delaram here recently to put on a show and help boost the morale of the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
The cheerleaders arrived by helicopter at 9:30 a.m. and were greeted by Lt. Col. Patrick J. Cashman, 2/3’s battalion commander, Sgt. Maj. Jason E. Patrick, the battalion sergeant major, and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua T. Laverty, Headquarters and Service Co. gunnery sergeant.
Although the ladies were there to entertain, the Marines of 2/3 decided to do some entertaining of their own by putting on a couple of demonstrations for them and giving them a tour of the base.
Laverty was in charge of their security and showing them around along with making sure they had everything they needed while on site.
“They seemed very excited to be here and to do the things we had planned for them,” said Laverty. “They were also extremely receptive to everything we told them about, and they were filled with questions. The whole day was definitely a refreshing change of pace.”
While being shown around the base the cheerleaders talked and took pictures with Marines they met. They also gave out posters they had autographed.
“It really shows their character – being willing to come out here and do what they do,” added Laverty. “I’m really thankful for their generosity. What they do really helps boost morale.”
They were shown the mortar pits and given an exhibition on the unit’s adopted weapon system, the 120mm mortar, normally organic to the Army. During the exhibition of the 120mm system the cheerleaders had their photos taken with the mortarmen while holding some of the 120 mm rounds.
Weapons Co. scout snipers gave the cheerleaders a chance to look out over the city of Delaram through high powered rifle scopes and try on a Marine combat load – to give them an idea of the amount of weight Marines carry on their body when they are standing post or outside the wire.
Before breaking for lunch, the cheerleaders were introduced to the Improvised Explosive Device sniffing dogs. Charlie, the dog, and her handler Sgt. Andrew T. Ustaszewski showed them.
“This was all very amazing, and we got to see a lot of cool stuff,” said Marybeth, a five-year Rams cheerleader. “This experience really gave me a new appreciation for what the Marines do.”
The cheerleaders started their hour-long show promptly at 3 p.m. in their Rams’ cheerleading uniforms. Part of the show was a question and answer portion where the Marines competed for calendars. Marines also earned prizes in the best “touchdown dance” competition.
“I really loved the opportunity to come out here and see what you guys do and how you live,” added Marybeth, who is also a registered nurse. “Coming out here is an honor for us and we really support everything that our military does.”
“This was awesome!” said Megan, the cheerleaders’ captain. “I came out last year, and I by far think that this was a much better experience.
This week, the NFL cheerleader gallery on SportsIllustrated.com features the Titans, Bills, Panthers, Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs, and Rams. Click here to go there now!
By Adam Behsudi
FrederickNewsPost.com
October 16, 2009
After a stint cheering for the Baltimore Ravens, Christina Heller didn’t wait long before getting involved again with a sports-affiliated cheer and dance team.
Now director of the Frederick Lady Outlaws, the cheer squad for the semi-professional Frederick Outlaws football team, Heller is looking to choose the best women to rev up the team and the fans.
“This is for girls who did it in high school but don’t have an outlet to do it anymore,” Heller said.
The team will hold tryouts Saturday.
A love of all forms of dance drove Heller into what could be considered a second career.
The Frederick native is a graduate of St. John’s Catholic Prep, where she started a dance team her senior year.
She went on to Goucher College and graduated in 2001 with degrees in business and communications. Along with an early career in the mortgage industry, Keller kept dancing.
She earned a spot on the Ravens cheerleading team in 2001 and danced with them for five years. The strenuous part-time gig required Heller to be employed elsewhere full time. She said five years was enough.
“We were nicknamed around the organization as the track team,” she said. “Athleticism was a major part of that team.”
Heller, who lives in Frederick with her husband and their 13-month-old son, said she wants to bring that same athletic style to the Lady Outlaws.
She will balance that with her full-time job as a federal employee of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in Baltimore.
“It’s a big commitment,” she said. “But I think we’re going to get a good group of girls together for this.”
Both the football team and the dance team will operate as nonprofit organizations.
Giving back to the community will be an important duty for any prospective team dancer, Heller said.
“We’re going to do a lot of community service for local kids in school programs.”
AirTran’s Falcons sponsorship takes off
By Kelly Yamanouchi
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 13, 2009
To raise money for breast cancer awareness month, members of the Falcons cheerleader and drum line pulled the 100,000 pound plane out of the hanger for charity. AirTran made a $10,000 donation to the charity Breast Friends Inc. for their effort. (Photo: Brant Sanderlin, bsanderlin@ajc.com)
AirTran Airways has painted itself into the Atlanta Falcons’ corner, unveiling a jet bearing the team’s colors and logo as part of a new sponsorship.
Although celebs including Elton John and Danica Patrick have graced AirTran planes for marketing purposes in the past, those images were special decals or wraps. This is the first time the airline has had a plane specially painted for a sponsorship. The Orlando-based carrier, which has its largest hub in Atlanta, also plans to paint planes for sponsorships of the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts.
“We told [the Falcons] that we were very entrepreneurial as an airline… and we would be sure to activate the partnership in new and exciting ways,” said Tad Hutcheson, AirTran’s vice president of marketing and sales. The specially-painted plane “is a great example of investing in the partnership.”
Since airliners are flying billboards, carriers occasionally use them to promote marketing partnerships or charity tie-ins. For the Falcons deal, AirTran painted one of its 717s black and red, with a bird logo on the tail.
The sponsorship expands AirTran’s use of sports tie-ins. The company has compiled a roster of individual athletes, including Falcons phenom Matt Ryan and Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen, who pitch the carrier from billboards or in TV spots.
The Falcons sponsorship is only skin-deep, however. The team doesn’t fly to away games on AirTran because the carrier’s planes are too small. Instead, it continues to charter flights on Delta Air Lines, which held the sponsorship deal until pulling out of it this year.
Still, AirTran touts the painted plane and overall partnership as a score for both the franchise and the airline.
“The Falcons brand, along with AirTran, will be exposed to millions of passengers,” AirTran spokesman Christopher White said. The partnership also includes joint promotions, signs at the Georgia Dome, billboards and other advertising.
AirTran didn’t disclose how much it paid for the Falcons sponsorship or how long the deal will run. As with all sports sponsorships, from stock car racing to the Olympics, the benefits of such deals are hard to measure. Hutcheson said the company conducts research on factors such as consumers’ awareness of AirTran, how they heard about the airline and their intent to purchase.
“It’s good for reaching frequent business travelers,” Hutcheson said. “You have a traveling sales manager, for example, in Atlanta, who’s gone Monday to Friday and he’s here for the weekends and he goes to Falcons games. It’s perfect.”
When it pulled out of the Falcons sponsorship earlier this year, Delta said it is aligning more with baseball. Delta still sponsors the Atlanta Braves, the Minnesota Vikings and Twins, the New York Mets and New York Yankees, among other teams.
“We’ve known the Falcons people for years and we knew that they had an exclusive deal with Delta,” Hutcheson said. “And we told them if circumstances ever changed, to give us a call, and they did.”
An airliner paint job typically costs about $150,000. The special Falcons design cost roughly $160,000, and was part of a repainting effort AirTran already had underway to repaint planes in its latest white motif, according to the company.
