Inventor of Gatorade dies at 80

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Dr. Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade and sparked the multimillion dollar sports drink industry, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80.

His death was announced by the University of Florida, where he and other researchers created Gatorade in 1965 to help the school's football players replace carbohydrates and electrolytes lost through sweat while playing in swamp-like heat.

A question from former Gator Coach Dwayne Douglas sparked their research, Cade said in a 2005 interview with The Associated Press. He asked, "Doctor, why don't football players wee-wee after a game."

"That question changed our lives," Cade said.

Cade's researchers determined a football player could lose up to 18 pounds during the three hours it takes to play a game. They also determined 90 to 95 percent of the weight loss was water. Plasma volume decreased by 7 percent and blood volume about 5 percent. Sodium and chloride were excreted in the sweat.

Using their research, and about $43 in supplies, they concocted a brew for players to drink while playing football.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_re_us/obit_cade

So long sir and thank you. Seriously THANK YOU

...dumped over the head of Steve Spurrier.

"wee-wee"?



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I'm guessing that Cade didn't want to quote the coach verbatim in an AP interview.

"wee-wee"?



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:rofl:

Probably thought he shouldn't say "whiz" or "pee" to a reporter. Especially if the reporter was female.

Agree with you though.

"Coach, how come the players don't feel the need to take a roaring donkey piss after a game?"