Tag: Sports drink history

In 1965, the first batch of the experimental drink that would become Gatorade tasted so bad that some players compared it to toilet bowl cleaner. This led to a persistent myth, so **was Gatorade originally meant to be spit out**?

In 1965, a team of researchers at the University of Florida led by Dr. Robert Cade developed the first modern sports electrolyte drink, Gatorade, for their football team. This innovation solved a critical problem of dehydration and poor performance among athletes and created an entirely new market.