Origins of the Wave

There are two alternative views on the origins of “The Wave,” both of which claim that the wave turned 25 years old this month. Some sources point to a Halloween football game between the University of Washington and Stanford University in 1981. According to legend, Rob Weller, a Washington Huskies cheerleader instructed the Husky fans to stand up and cheer by section, traveling in a full circle around the stadium. The Washington Huskies ended up routing John Elway and Stanford 42-31.

The other version claims that Krazy George Henderson, the self-proclaimed “world’s most famous cheerleader,” invented the wave on October 15th 1981 at an Oakland Athletics-New York Yankees playoff game. Oakland lost the game 4-0.

There are some who say that Krazy George most likely invented the wave, but the fact that the A’s lost their game on October 15th 1981 points to the theory that Krazy George did not make the wave popular. They say that the wave was popularized in the Washington-Stanford game because the Huskies won and went on to win the rose bowl.

Here are links to differing versions of the story:

From ESPN.COM

From the University of Washington

From KRAZYGEORGE.COM




Who do you think invented the wave?

(I believe it was Rob Weller, because Krazy George doesn’t seem intelligent enough to invent the wave. I mean, he can’t even spell his name right. Fucking idiot. He also seems washed up-he’s doing corporate meetings and works as a motivational speakers. Well, I hate motivational speakers.)