Lawrence Herkimer

Lawrence Russell Herkimer (October 14, 1925 – July 1, 2015) was an American innovator in the field of cheerleading. He created the Herkie cheerleading jump, which was named after him, and received a patent for the pom-pom.[1][2] Herkimer described his contribution to the field as taking it "from the raccoon coat and pennant to greater heights".

  1. ^ Herkimer, Lawrence R (1968-09-17). "Patent 3,560,313 for POM PON". United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  2. ^ Branch, John. "Shaking Pompoms for the Grandfather of Modern Cheerleading". New York Times.