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Dr. Robert Cade, Dead at Age 80
November 28, 2007
By Benjamin Miraski
You can watch sports all your life, but no symbol will stand for the world of sport more than Gatorade. The presence of large orange coolers on the sideline, the little green squirt bottles, the inumerable little green cups. Drinking Gatorade, or dunking it on the head coach after a win (or an almost win in Rich Brooks' case) has become a part of sport culture that will surely not change anytime soon.
The creator of the symbol of sport is dead at age 80.
Dr. Robert Cade, a man with a passion for science and studebakers, was the creator of what would become a multi-million dollar franchise. While his relationship with the University of Florida was strained over the years, mostly because of the invention of the drink, Cade was a professor at the university and continued teaching and experimenting until just a few months ago.
Here's to Dr. Cade, a true legend of sport.
Posted November 28, 2007 2:00 PM
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