25 thoughts on “1984 University of Oklahoma Cheer Squad”

1. garrette94 February 9, 2011 at 6:07 am

   uhh ohh hand then a chair sit stretch some bad asses they where
2. jumpaholic22 February 9, 2011 at 6:11 am

   @kay6jay
   same here 🙂
3. MZawesomechic February 9, 2011 at 7:07 am

   LOL I LOVE THAT LITTLE DOG!
4. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 7:14 am

   @kay6jay
   It is amazing. I am glad that you enjoyed watching the videos. Please look at all the cheer videos that I have posted from the ’80s.
5. kay6jay February 9, 2011 at 7:41 am

   wow, this seriously amazed me 🙂 cheer have changed so much, but this was soooo awesome . i wish i could say, thats my mom ! but i cant .. lol maybe some day, my child can say that .
6. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 8:06 am

   Yes, we were a little more innocent in those days…
7. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 8:12 am

   Awhim25,
   I am grateful for your perspective. Your knowledge of the history of cheerleading needs to be preserved. Please feel free to write what ever you know so other cheer leaders may know their past!
8. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 8:22 am

   It’s a BIG job!! We had to postpone our tryouts for a week because NOW treatened to picket our tryouts. We had two men show up to practices (they said they had always wanted to be a pom pon girl!) but failed to show up to tryout. hahhahah! FUN memories!! Life well spent…
9. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 9:17 am

   ..About 25 years after the squad’s creation, my daughter, Mikel McCurdy was on the squad and was Captain…a better dancer than I ever was!! My mother made the first few uniforms. Dave Bliss supported the new squad, Jan Lane Warner handled PR with the university and my friend, Debbie Lynch helped me with EVERYTHING ELSE!
10. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 10:09 am

    At that time it was volunteer and done out of love for the artform!! !!
    The Pom Squad was introduced to OU thru the OU Tip-In Club and OU Basketball…and was not recognized by the university until about 5-7 years later. Because it was run privately, we were able to build a great tradition without the red tape of bureaucracy. A year after Barry Switzer asked the squad to perform at football games, the OU powers that be recognized the squad and eventually placed it in the athletic dept
11. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Thanks for your contribution to the what made Cheerleading great in the Golden Age of Cheerleading.
12. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Choreographed by Cici Farha…I believe.
13. Awhim25 February 9, 2011 at 11:08 am

    This is a combination of the OU Cheers (red) and OU Poms (white). Nice to see it again!
    Arlene Love (McCurdy) Founder OU Pom Pon Squad (1975)
14. sr5cheer February 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    i actually think my mom would have been in this…
15. sr5cheer February 9, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    haha this is so great. boomer sooner!
16. helizabeth15 February 9, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Wooo Boomer Sooner!! I love this routine! It screams 80s. Haha even the hair!!
17. cheerxstar February 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    1:03 is cool so is 0:29,1:40
18. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    Thanks Jannelli. It is cool.
19. jannelli2686 February 9, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Oh my god!!!!! I love this!!! I just laughed so hard but it is so cool!! Got to love the ribbon dancers, the way cool dances and the music!! Hahaha so awesome
20. dvickers10 February 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    loved this! does anyone have 1985?
21. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    It greatly encourages me that you and others enjoy these routines as much as I have.
22. chelleybla February 9, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    this is really cool : ) glad i came across it.. cheer has changed so much
23. ADofTexas February 9, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have other videos that I still need to upload. I have put these online in the hope that cheerleading will remember its roots and reinvigorate the industry.
24. cheercoachchs February 9, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    These videos are so refreshing. These days you see the same thing over and over again…it’s nice to take a step back and see all the wonderful things cheerleading has had to offer over the last 25 years. Thank you so much for posting these videos!!
25. sondimac February 9, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    Yes, we knew exactly what this song was about!

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