Gatorade was developed by the University of Florida. The product was named after the University's alligator mascots, Albert and Alberta.
Gatorade after the Florida gators
Gatorade was developed in the 1960's by researchers at the University of Florida. Researchers were working on a beverage that could replace fluids that athletes lose while playing. They named it Gatorade after the University of Florida's football team the "Gators".
The University of Florida invented Gatorade to properly hydrate the football team. They wanted an advantage over the teams that just drank water. They named it "Gatorade" because they are known as the Florida Gators.
The college Gatorade was the University of Florida.
In 1965, a team of researchers at the University of Florida developed a drink that would replace fluids and salt that was lost during times of exertion. The drink was tested on members of the University of Florida football team and was named Gatorade to honor the University. The nickname of the University of Florida is 'the Gators'.
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Gatorade was developed at the University of Florida.
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University of Florida because their nick-name is the gators
It is a drink designed to restore lost electrolytes (but is too concentrated for typical rehydration). It was named because of its development by the University of Florida School of Medicine for use by the Florida Gators college football team.