the invention of gatorade

  • when Gatorade was creatded

    when Gatorade was creatded
    In early summer of 1965, a University of Florida assistant coach sat down with a team of university physicians and asked them to determine why so many of his players were being affected by heat and heat related illnesses.
  • Gatorade was proven to work

    Gatorade was proven to work
    Soon after the researchers introduced their Gatorade formula to the team, the Gators began winning… outlasting a number of heavily favored opponents in the withering heat and finishing the season at 7–4
  • Gatorade was used in the NFL

    Gatorade was used in the NFL
    In the summer of 1969, Coach Ray Graves of the Florida Gators suggested to the Kansas City Chiefs that they use Gatorade to combat the staggering effects of a blistering Missouri sun during training camp
  • Gatorade was was upgraded

    Gatorade was was upgraded
    Two decades after Dr. Cade and his team worked diligently to develop the optimum hydration formula that would become Gatorade, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute was founded in Barrington,
  • Gatorade was introduced in racing

    Gatorade was introduced in racing
    In 2001, after determining that professional race car drivers were not staying adequately hydrated throughout the course of their races, Gatorade and GSSI begin working with auto racing organizations
  • GSSI has be researching Gatorade

    GSSI has be researching Gatorade
    After years of careful research by the staff at GSSI into the needs of athletes engaged in high-demand training and competition, Gatorade launched the Gatorade Performance Series, an elite line of sports nutrition products, in 2001
  • Gatorade is used in the NFL every day now

    Gatorade is used in the NFL every day now
    The Chiefs were so impressed with the “Gator coach's aid” that they kept it on their sidelines throughout the entire season…