Sharon Simmons, a 55-year-old grandmother of two, spent the weekend trying to fulfill a 22-year-old dream by trying out for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad. The Carrollton, Texas resident didn’t try out more than 20 years ago because of lack of …
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Sharon Simmons, 55-Year-Old Grandmother, Auditions For Dallas Cowboys … – International Business Times
By Amanda Remling | May 07, 2012 03:21 PM EDT Back in March, 55-year-old grandmother Sharon Simmons made headlines when she announced her plans to audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad on May 5. This past weekend Simmons did just that.
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Sharon Simmons, Grandmother, Auditions For Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad … – Huffington Post
To become a cheerleader for “America’s Team” has long been considered the top gig for professional cheerleaders across the county. This past Sunday, 55-year-old Sharon Simmons decided to take her talents to Dallas — along with hundreds of other …
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Grandma auditions for Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad – FOX 4 News
Simmons, along with hundreds of other hopefuls, auditioned for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “I thought about this when I was about 22 years old,” Simmons told The Dallas Morning News.
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Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Teri Richarson dies at age 53 – Victoria Advocate
Richardson tried out for the cheerleading squad in 1978 while she was a student at North Texas State in Denton. She became the second-longest tenured Cowboys cheerleader, was a member of the team’s travelling squad, and appeared in the “Dallas Cowboys …
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WT White students charged $5 fee to try out for cheerleading and drill team … – Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
Students at WT White High School in Northwest Dallas are charged a $ 5 fee if they want to try out for cheerleading and drill team. A concerned community member says it’s unfair at a school where about 65 percent of students are economically …
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Grandmother, 55, to Audition for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – ABC News
“If you’re not comfortable wearing stuff like that, you should not be trying out for the (squad),” she said. The oldest woman ever to dance with the Cowboys cheerleaders was Linda Badami, a 37-year-old mother of four from Kansas, according to Kelli …
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Grandma To Try Out For Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad – LimeLife (blog)
Simmons says she’s working with a former Cowboys cheerleader to prepare for the auditions in May, when she hopes to become a member of the squad. “I thought, ‘That’s something I never tried.’ I always wanted to try out. I got real close in my early 20s …
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The Dallas Cowboys First Round Draft Pick: Stand Pat Or Trade? – Blogging The Boys (blog)
And now for something completely different: How old is too old for a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader? Would you like a 55 year-old grandmother representing the best (and best looking) cheerleading squad in the world? Before you answer, take a look at Sharon …
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Grandma Trains to Be Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader – KSEE
By Kate Shellnutt/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE A 55-year-old Dallas-area woman says she can shake it and hold her own alongside the hundreds of younger ladies trying out for a spot on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad. Sharon Simmons is a 55 year old …
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