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Gatorade inventor dead at 80

GatoradeThe man who invented Gatorade (and arguably the entire sports drink market) died earlier today of kidney failure.

Dr. Robert Cade invented the drink in 1965 at The University of Florida. I didn't even know that this was actually a product invented at the school to help the football players (that's where the "Gator" in the name comes from) until that commercial a few years ago that explained how Gatorade came about. It all began with the question, "Doctor, why don't football players wee-wee after a game?"

I don't use sports drinks when I exercise. I'm a water guy, and it's incredible that this drink had so much impact on the performance of top-level athletes. Which probably explains why I'm not a top level athlete (one of many reasons...).

Cade was 80.

Filed Under: Business, Drink Recipes
Tags: gatorade, non alcoholic, robert cade, sports drinks, university of florida, water

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Iscariote

11-28-2007 @8:44AM Iscariote said... I like to drink gatorade after playing and water during the game, but I'm a hockey player so I think things are a little different than for football players in the summer.
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armmat

11-28-2007 @11:31AM armmat said... That crap is poison....stick to water.
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chaosotter

11-28-2007 @3:15PM chaosotter said... Maybe it was a significant thing back in 1965; I don't know. But now, like most sports drinks, it's just another vat of liquid sugar chugged in ludicrous quantities by sedentary non-athletes.
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