Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing Cheer Daily, report Webb suffered a serious head injury while playing pickleball, was hospitalized for two weeks, and was removed from life support.
- Varsity Brands confirmed his death and lauded the Varsity Spirit founder for helping define modern competitive cheerleading.
- Turning Point USA posted a tribute calling Webb a visionary and a dear friend, noting his early mentorship of Charlie Kirk.
- Webb launched the Universal Cheerleading Association in 1974, built it into Varsity Spirit, and later led the International Cheer Union to full IOC recognition in 2021.
- An official medical or coroner confirmation of cause of death was not cited in the coverage referenced.