Charlie Kirk's mentor dies after fall while playing pickle ball

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.the-independent.com/sport/us-sport/jeff-webb-charlie-kirk-cheerleading-dead-b2942614.html


The man considered to be the father of competitive, modern cheerleading died after falling while playing pickleball, according to a report.

Jeff Webb’s death was confirmed in an Instagram post by Varsity Spirit, the largest cheer organization in the United States, which he founded. He was 76 years old.

“Join us in honoring the life and legacy of Jeff Webb, founder of Varsity Spirit and modern cheerleading,” the tribute read. “His impact has built a community that will continue to inspire generations to come.”

Bill Seely, the president of Varsity Spirit, confirmed in an email, obtained by Cheer Daily, that Webb had sustained a severe head injury after his fall.

Webb was also a conservative political activist and was considered a “mentor” to Charlie Kirk. Following Kirk’s assassination, Webb spoke multiple times about the impact of Turning Point USA’s founder.

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“We may have lost a future president. Charlie Kirk had it all—charisma, faith, respect for everyone... Now, in his absence, tens of thousands of new chapters are rising. His legacy is just beginning,” Webb told Real America’s Voice shortly after the shooting. Webb was present at the White House when Kirk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

[edhopper]

1. Good

[RockRaven]

2. Doesn't match the irony of Kirk getting shot by a white guy while opining on black gun violence

or of Kirk's fellow TPUSA founder and other mentor dying of COVID early in the pandemic while TPUSA was actively anti-mask/safety measures.

Cheerleading guy dying of sports, that's like a 6 out of 10 irony. Spokesperson talking about "impact" of a guy who died from a fall might boost it to a 7, but I'm suspicious that might be self-aware/trolling.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. How inglorious.

Face-planting whilst playing a sport named after tiny acidified fruit.

[displacedvermoter]

5. The founder of "modern cheerleading"

and Charlie Kirk's mentor, quite a legacy. Mostly he'll be recalled as being the guy who brained himself playing pickleball!

[LisaM]

16. I have a feeling that within a very short time....

we are going to start hearing pervy stories about him. Conservative male - cheerleaders? What could possibly go wrong?

[displacedvermoter]

28. A great deal, I imagine...

[multigraincracker]

4. Death. The great equalizer.

My dad started receiving lots of awards in his 80s. Said it was because he out lived all of his enemies.

[Prairie Gates]

6. God don't like ugly

[Prairie Gates]

30. Aw, looks like I triggered one with this...

Too bad I didn't get a chance to see it before it disappeared.

[NBachers]

7. "We may have lost a future president." GHACKKK!

[BoomaofBandM]

8. Karma

[steelyboo]

9. After reading that quote, all I can say is "give me a F, give me a U, give me a C, give me a K, give me a H, give me a I

give me a M! What's that spell? FUCK HIM, FUCK HIM, FUCK HIM YAY!!!!"

[littlemissmartypants]

10. He was a promoter...of evil primarily. ...

He helped destroy the media in the United States.

Jeff’s pivotal contributions to independent media will go down in American history.

Let's hope history remembers him for all of the accurate and truthfully reported reasons. As a hater of Democracy.

[MIButterfly]

11. "Charlie Kirk had...respect for everyone..." ????

Not from any of his quotes that I read. Granted, I've only read a few. I had no idea who he was before he got shot and truth be told, I haven't bothered to find out anything more about him. Life's too short.

People just pull things out of their asses and the rubes believe it like it's gospel. Here's a hint for them: things are not necessarily true just because someone says they are.

[Cha]

20. Dangerous Idiot promoted Bullshit.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

23. That quote stood out to me also..Kirk was a racist, sexist

[FoxNewsSucks]

12. Fuck him. Good riddance

Too bad he didn't take a lot more rightwing fascist scumbags with him.

[niyad]

14. Exactly!!!!

[niyad]

13. A little late there, Grim. Still, you are two for three today.

[LudwigPastorius]

15. Far be it from me to relish in another man's pickle ball accident, but...

it sounds like ol' Jeff got brined...err...brained.

[BaronChocula]

18. This will be the funniest funeral

since the one for Chuckles the Clown (no, not Charlie Kirk)

[Abolishinist]

24. Mary Tyler Moore at her best!

So funny, thanks for posting!

[BaronChocula]

25. : )

[ColoringFool]

19. Coincidentally, THIS A.M. Is the National D1/2 H.S. Cheerleading.....

Championship.

ESPN 2, 8:30 a.m.

[LisaM]

33. This is a dangerous sport.

https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/protecting-athletes-the-link-between-cheerleading-and-concussions

[kairos12]

21. I wonder if he fell in the kitchen.

[Cha]

22. Who knew Pickleball was so dangerous?

My daughter plays all the time in Portland, Oregon.

Pickleball is a great sport for fun and exercise...

As for Jeff Webb... what an Awful worthless life he lived before the ol Pickleball court got him

[RandySF]

26. My wife and I had wonderful evening at the corner sushi bar.

[Scrivener7]

27. I'm having a very bad cold with a sore throat. But I'm glad you all had a nice dinner.

Was there anything else of importance we needed to discuss? I feel like there was.

Nope. It's gone from my memory.

Have a good one.

[617Blue]

29. Slainte!

[Autumn]

31. He's not going to mentor anyone else. That's a good thing.

[catsudon]

32. i respect kirk

his last moment transitioning to a fountain , shows guts.

i always thought it was a long shot that i'd change my opinion of him, but he really did stick his neck out for the 2nd amendment.

[Johonny]

34. Well, goodbye then