BLACK DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS LEGENDS:
THE BAKER SISTERS
Vonceil (right) and Vanessa Baker (left) are two black women who paved the way for every African American woman who has dawned the Blue Stars and Crystals of the DCC. Vonceil was an original member of the NFL's first professional/sexy/glamorous cheerleading squad in 1972. Her sister Vanessa, who was a member of the high school squad that once cheered for the Cowboys, followed her sister's lead, joining the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders for the 1973 season. Little did they know that sometime in the near future, this group of dancers would become an international phenomenon. Both sisters took part in world tours, made-for-TV movies, commercials, Super Bowls and everything related to the rise of the entertainment giant known as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Vonceil (the oldest despite public perception) would remain a member of the squad for eight seasons, still a record to this day. She went on to become a flight attendant, while Vanessa, a seven year member, distinguished herself as a school principal.
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Vanessa (left) and Vonceil dawn their cold weather uniform. Dig that funky skirt.
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Vonceil in the first DCC movie
Vonceil and Vanessa pose with Mama Baker