RIP, Gatorade inventor
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Summer in the city
Back of my neck gettin' dirty and grity
If you haven't heard (in less tragic sports-world death news), Gatorade inventor Dr. J. Robert Cade passed away from kidney failure today.
"Naturally, we called the stuff Gator-ade."
While us YCSers have admittedly used his invention to recover from hangovers far more than fourth-quarter cramps in recent years, I think it's appropriate to honor the man who invented the drink that not only inspired the Florida Gators' 1964 Orange Bowl win, but also the "like Mike" commercials, the "Love Hurts" commercial spoofed by the SNL cookie dough sketch, and knockoffs like Powerade and the generic version, Sports Drink.
As a kid, the one saving grace in having the flu or recovering from anesthetic was knowing there'd be a cold bottle of lemon-lime Gatorade in the fridge to provide that minimal substenance or, at least, taste good.
Whether it's been by physical exhaustion or illness (God-given or self-induced), Gatorade has been a boon to us all. So in Dr. Cade's honor, I open the floor to any other odes-to-Gatorade we'd like to express.
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