Cheerleading has changed in many ways since it's arrival in the 1800s. Thomas Peebles has passed the torch on to "cheerlebrities" today. A cheerlebrity is a cheerleader who is well known among the cheer world or cheer community. Both Thomas Peebles and Lawerance Herkimer have left legacies behind and great ones at that. Although this sport is often over looked and underrated, there are still plenty of people who appreciate and love the lessons learned from cheerleading.