# Melvin Sutton

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{{short description|American cheerleader}}
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| name          = Melvin Sutton
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| birth_date    =circa 1994<ref name="JTheoden_2021"/> <!--calculated from age of 27 in 2021 -->
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| occupation    = {{unbulleted list |Cheerleader |Dancer}}
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| education     = {{unbulleted list |[Winston-Salem State University](/source/Winston-Salem_State_University) |[University of the Arts](/source/University_of_the_Arts_(Philadelphia))}}
| former_groups = [Carolina TopCats](/source/Carolina_TopCats)
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'''Melvin Sutton''' is an American cheerleader. He was one of the first male members of the [Carolina TopCats](/source/Carolina_TopCats).

== Early life and education ==
Sutton grew up in [Raleigh, North Carolina](/source/Raleigh%2C_North_Carolina) and attended [Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School](/source/Southeast_Raleigh_Magnet_High_School), where he was a member of the track & field team.<ref name="wssu">{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2015 <!-- from title --> |title=2015 Cheerleading: Melvin Sutton |url=https://wssurams.com/sports/cheerleading/roster/melvin-sutton/69 |access-date=October 1, 2025 |website=[Winston-Salem State Rams](/source/Winston-Salem_State_Rams) |publisher=[Winston-Salem State University](/source/Winston-Salem_State_University) |at=Bio |publication-place=[Winston-Salem, North Carolina](/source/Winston-Salem%2C_North_Carolina)}}</ref> He studied rehabilitation studies at [Winston-Salem State University](/source/Winston-Salem_State_University) and was a member of the [WSSU Rams](/source/WSSU_Rams) Powerhouse of Red & White cheerleading squad.<ref name= wssu/> He earned a master of fine arts degree in dance from the [University of the Arts](/source/University_of_the_Arts_(Philadelphia)) in Philadelphia.<ref name="JTheoden_2021">{{cite news |last=Janes |first=Théoden |date=October 15, 2021 |title=How 3 young men overcame stereotypes, made history as Panthers' first male cheerleaders |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article254783102.html |access-date=October 3, 2025 |website=[The Charlotte Observer](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer) |publisher= |location=[Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina)}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2021, Sutton became one of the first three male cheerleaders, alongside [Chris Crawford](/source/Chris_Crawford_(dancer)) and [Tre' Booker](/source/Tre'_Booker), to make the [Carolina TopCats](/source/Carolina_TopCats), the [NFL cheerleading](/source/NFL_cheerleading) squad for the [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers).<ref name= charlotte>{{cite web |last= Melvin-Rodriguez|first= Melissa|date= October 15, 2021|title= Male Cheerleaders Make History for Panthers Cheer Squad|url= https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article255024537.html/1000|website= [The Charlotte Observer](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer)|location= [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina)|publisher= |access-date= October 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= September 25, 2021 |title= 3 men make history as first males to be on Panthers' Top Cats dance team final roster|url= https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/3-men-make-history-first-males-be-panthers-top-cats-dance-team-final-roster/SFXN5IK3JNDBXM267377YMCXVY/|website= [WSOC-TV](/source/WSOC-TV)|location= [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina)|publisher= |access-date=October 1, 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Justine Lindsay](/source/Justine_Lindsay)

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Category:African-American male dancers
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Category:Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
Category:University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni
Category:Winston-Salem State Rams cheerleaders
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