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Hot grandma tries out for Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 09:00
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Sharon Simmons, an author and fitness expert from Carrollton, Texas, is taking her shot at becoming a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader.

Simmons is also 55 years old, and a grandmother of two.

The author of ”Triple F: Fifty, Fit, and Fabulous” took the Cowboys cheerleader uniform as inspiration to design a fitness costume. “I always wanted to try out,” said Simmons, according to CBS Dallas/Fort Worth. “I got real close in my early 20s, but got busy raising my daughter. Why not now?”

Foxsportssouthwest.com reports that Simmons competed in her first fitness competition at the age of 50 and has won nine of 20 competitions. She auditioned Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

According to SportsDayDFW, Simmons takes weekly dance classes at Plano's KJ Dance Studio, from a former Cowboys cheerleader who is familiar with the difficult process of their auditions. She also has a private lesson once a week and faces more training once a week at another studio.

The Huffington Post reported that Simmons would be 56 at the beginning of the next NFL season, becoming the oldest cheerleader in the league. The previous oldest cheerleader was Laura Vikmanis of the Cincinnati Bengals at 43.

And she would not be the only grandmother. Suzie Sanchez of the Oakland Raiders cheerleading squad is 38, the mother of three, and a grandmother of one.

"I don't see a number," Simmons told ABC News about her age. “It's not that I can't keep up with younger women in the physical part of the training."

"I'm not afraid. I'm more mature. I know what to do,” she added.

There is one other matter. Simmons has received three marriage proposals due to the popularity of her story.

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