• Source: Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders

The NFL Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders are known as the TopCats. They were founded in 1996 by Leslie Stephenson Matz, they revealed their inaugural squad of 35 members, their original logo and their name on July 10, 1996 at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, NC. The original choreographer was Kimberly Pixton Horner, and the Cheer Assistant was Leigh Christi Smith.




The 1996–1997 TopCats Cheerleaders Inaugural Squad


Tina Adamczak
Tara Ballard
Tammy Baqui
Regina Beasley
Anne-Marie Bozzacco
Pam Burks
Jewel Butler
Amy Coleman
Lenee' Cook
Julie Cox
Tracy Day
Michele Dearing
Tina Dietrich (Becker)
Jennifer Ellis
Denis Graham
Felicia Grant
Shelley Graves
Stephanie Hilton
Allison Hustad
Lori Knox
Ella Lee
Melissa Morrison
Regina Polk
Nicole Price
Janelle Rayford
Julie Roberts
Melanie Rogers
Leigh Ann Spence
Joetta Talford
Vicki Tharrington
Arinn Walters
Ellen Watson
Lisa Weekly
Cyndi Wells




History


Over 400 women auditioned for the Carolina Panthers Cheerleading squad in 1996 at Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC. The after the initial cuts, the final 64 auditioned on April 2, 1996 in Charlotte, NC at the Carillon Tower in Charlotte, NC, the site of the original administrative offices of the Carolina Panthers football team.




= 1996–1997 Calendar

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The Carolina Panthers wanted their first year's calendar to be rated "PG," according to Director of Special Events & Cheerleading, Leslie Matz. They chose to showcase the cheerleaders in the stadium in their uniforms, in suits and without any bathing suits. Tina Adamczak, a former Buffalo Bills cheerleader, graced the cover of the calendar wearing the team's uniform, while sitting in the center of the practice field.




References

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• Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders
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• List of cheerleaders
• NFL Cheerleading
• Justine Lindsay
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• NFL Cheerleader Playoffs
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• Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks