Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders

Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders
General Information
Team	Indianapolis Colts
Established	1954
Members	28

The Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders are the official cheerleading squad of the Indianapolis Colts. The cheerleaders perform various dances at the Colts stadium Lucas Oil Stadium, and also performed at Super Bowl XLI and Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium. The 2016 squad currently has 28 members.^[1] The squad was the first cheerleading squad in the NFL, being formed in the same year as the team's inception (1954) by two women. The squad originally consisted of ten girls with white boots, crew-neck sweaters, blue scarves and a blue skirt with grey kick-pleats as uniforms. The squad had a horse as a mascot, and often marched with the Baltimore Colts Marching Band, which was left behind in 1984 when the Colts moved to Indianapolis.^[2]^[3] The squad's annual auditions feature hundreds of women, with the group's "Audition Showcase" taking place at venues around Indianapolis.^[4] The squad has a show troupe, which travels to various cities to entertain fans.^[5] The Colts Cheerleaders release an annual swimsuit calendar.^[6]^[7] The team has a "Junior Cheerleaders" program, in which a team of 300 girls aged 7 to 14 perform at Lucas Oil Stadium and various appearances.^[8]

The Colts cheerleading squad achieved greater fame when several of them shaved their heads bald in 2012 in tribute to coach Chuck Pagano and his successful battle with leukemia.^[9]

Notable members

Mindy Winkler (1998–2000), show personality of radio program, The Smiley Morning Show
Megan Glaros (2002), meteorologist of WBBM-TV
Megan Meadors (2010–2011), Miss Indiana 2008
Stephanie Soviar, wife of Jeff Simmons

References

↑ "Cheerleader Roster". Colts.com. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders - Indianapolis Colts Cheerleading". Footballbabble.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
↑ "Baltimore Ravens | Ravenstown | Marching Ravens". Ravensband.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Cheerleader Audition Showcase". Colts.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Cheerleader Show Troupe". Colts.com. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Cheerleader Swimsuit Calendar". Colts.com. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Colts Cheerleaders Swimsuit Calendars at Coltsproshop.com". Coltsproshoponline.com. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ "Junior Cheerleaders". Colts.com. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
↑ Greenberg, Chris (2012-11-25). "Colts Cheerleaders Shave Heads: Megan M, Crystal Ann Go Bald For Chuck Pagano (VIDEO/PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

External links

Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders page

Indianapolis Colts

Formerly the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Founded in 1953 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National Football League Cheerleaders

American Football Conference

AFC East	None (Buffalo Bills) Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders (Miami Dolphins) New England Patriots Cheerleaders (New England Patriots) Jets Flight Crew (New York Jets)

AFC North	Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders (Baltimore Ravens) Cincinnati Ben–Gals (Cincinnati Bengals) None (Cleveland Browns) Pittsburgh Steelerettes (Pittsburgh Steelers)

AFC South	Houston Texans Cheerleaders (Houston Texans) Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders (Indianapolis Colts) Jacksonville Roar (Jacksonville Jaguars) Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders (Tennessee Titans)

AFC West	Denver Broncos Cheerleaders (Denver Broncos) Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders (Kansas City Chiefs) Oakland Raiderettes (Oakland Raiders) San Diego Charger Girls (San Diego Chargers)

National Football Conference

NFC East	Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Dallas Cowboys) None (New York Giants) Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders (Philadelphia Eagles) Washington Redskins Cheerleaders (Washington Redskins)

NFC North	Chicago Honey Bears (Chicago Bears) None (Detroit Lions) Green Bay Packers cheerleaders (Green Bay Packers) Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders (Minnesota Vikings)

NFC South	Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders (Atlanta Falcons) Carolina Topcats (Carolina Panthers) Saintsations (New Orleans Saints) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

NFC West	Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders (Arizona Cardinals) Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders (Los Angeles Rams) San Francisco Gold Rush (San Francisco 49ers) Sea Gals (Seattle Seahawks)

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