September 8th: On this date...

... in 1987, a rivalry was put on hold when the University of Louisville cheerleaders performed a very selfless act in raising $15,000 for a fallen member. Kentucky cheerleader Dale Baldwin was paralyzed from the neck down after breaking his neck on a trampoline stunt. The money was raised for a specially equipped van for Baldwin’s transportation. They convinced a Louisville store, Kustom Koncepts, to help with $18,000 more worth of equipment for the van. After the incident, UK Athletic Director Cliff Hagan outlawed any stunt using trampolines. Baldwin went on to graduate from Kentucky in 1990. In 2005, a brand new dorm was named in his honor.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach