Quinton Peron

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Quinton Peron
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCheerleader
Career
Former groups Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders

Quinton Peron is an American dancer and former professional cheerleader. In 2018, be became one of the first male cheerleaders in the National Football League, when he made the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders. The following year, he became one of the first male cheerleaders to perform at the Super Bowl.

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Career

Peron made the Rams cheerleaders in 2018. In 2019, he and Napoleon Jinnies were the first male NFL cheerleaders to perform during the Super Bowl, when they danced at Super Bowl LIII. [1] [2]

He appeared on To Tell the Truth in a 2020 episode.[ citation needed ] In 2022, Peron competed on the thirty-fourth season of the CBS reality competition show The Amazing Race . [3]

Personal life

Peron is a classically trained dancer. [4] He is gay. [5]

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References

  1. Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (February 3, 2019). "2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL Hist". NPR. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. Locker, Melissa (2019-02-03). "Meet the first male cheerleaders to ever perform a Super Bowl". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. Tharp, Sharon (August 24, 2022). "'The Amazing Race' Season 34 Cast Revealed: Big Brother's Derek and Claire, Former NFL Coach Rex Ryan and More Competing". Us Weekly . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. "First-ever male cheerleaders in NFL history describe lengthy LA Rams auditions". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  5. "Quinton Peron Talks LGBTQ Acceptance in Sports and Leading the Cheer in Pride". Metrosource. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-08.