# Football (the wave)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-the-wave/1583>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 1999, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-the-wave/1583 "1999-06-28T06:13:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 1999, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-the-wave/1583/1 "1999-06-28T06:13:00Z")

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It’s a simple enough question. Who invented (discovered) the Wave? This is the cheer in a ball game in which alternating sections of fans stand up and from the other side of the stadium it looks like a wave rolling through the crowd.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 1999, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-the-wave/1583/2 "1999-06-28T06:14:00Z")

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I don’t know but the guy is a stud! Talk about being a leader!!

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