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SPORTS DRINK FIRST TESTED ON THIS DAY

J. Robert Cade, the Inventor of Gatorade, Dies at 80 - The New York Times

On October 2, 1965, during a football game between
the University
of Florida Gators and the Louisiana
State University Tigers,
UF players test a newly
concocted sports drink
to help them regain the
essential chemicals their bodies lose from profuse
sweating.


Developed in their own school’s science labs, the
drink is designed to fight dehydration, rebalance
their bodies’ electrolytes and restore blood sugar,
potassium and body salts so they can continue to
perform at a high level through their games.


The Gators go on to win the match, after the heavily
favored Tigers
wilt in Florida’s muggy, 102-degree
heat.

The drink, nicknamed "Gatorade," eventually became
a mass-market phenomenon and made its inventors
wealthy.

The history of an iconic sports beverage: Gatorade turns 50 | Fortune

The history of an iconic sports beverage: Gatorade turns 50 | Fortune

J. Robert Cade » Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation » College of ...
James Robert Cade (1927 – 2007)

Cade was a physician, university professor,
research scientist and inventor.



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WHEN ‘’THE SPLENDID SPLINTER’’ HIT .400

Ted Williams 1941 George Burke Type 1 Original Photo PSA/DNA & Period Autograph | eBay

On September 28, 1941, the last day of Major League Baseball’s
regular season, the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams got six hits
in eight at-bats during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting
his average to .406. He becomes the
first player since 1930 to hit
.400
. "I guess I’ll be satisfied with that thrill out there today," he
tells the Boston Globe about hitting .400. "… I never wanted
anything harder in my life."

Ted Williams

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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ON TENNIS TOUR

Top Quotes from Althea Gibson!

On August 21, 1950, officials of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association
accepted Althea Gibson into their
annual championship at Forest Hills,
New York, making
her the first African American player to compete in a U.S.
national tennis competition.

Althea Gibson Early Life, Championships Legacy HISTORY, 49% OFF
Althea Neale Gibson
(August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003

Gibson survived a heart attack in 2003, but died on
September 28 that year from complications following
respiratory and bladder infections. Her body was
interred in the
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New
Jersey
, near her first husband, Will.

Bronze statue of Althea Gibson
Statue of Gibson by Thomas Jay Warren in Newark, New
Jersey
, near the courts (in background) on which she ran
clinics for young players in her later years.

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FIRST AFRICIAN AMERICAN TO WIN TITLE

Althea Gibson and Tennis History: Woman Who Broke Barriers | TIME

On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson claimed the women’s singles
tennis title at Wimbledon
and became the first African
American to win a championship
at London’s All England
Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Gibson will be honored on a U.S. quarter in 2025 as part of
the final year of the American Women quarters program.

Celebrities Who Attended FAMU - Essence

Althea Neale Gibson
(August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003)

Gibson survived a heart attack, but died
shortly after from complications following
respiratory and bladder infections.

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‘’THE SAY HEY KID” HAS DIED AT AGE 93

Baseball Legend Willie Mays Is The Subject Of A New HBO Documentary
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024)

Willie Mays was a professional baseball center fielder. Regarded
as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind
only
Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The
Sporting News
and ESPN. Mays played in the National League
between 1951 and 1973 for the
New York / San Francisco Giants
and
New York Mets.

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