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'Father of modern cheerleading' dies
Tributes are being paid to the founder of modern cheerleading, Lawrence Herkimer, who has died in the United States at the age of eighty-nine. Herkie, as he was known, turned cheerleading into a multi-million dollar business, even developing a patent for the pom poms that became a cheerleading staple. He founded the National Cheerleaders Association; its spokesperson is Buffy Duhon.
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