1.0Historical Marker Programhttps://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markersJewel Midelishttps://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/author/jmidelis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dBpHjNLYou"><a href="https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/gatorades-birthplace/">Gatorade’s Birthplace</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/gatorades-birthplace/embed/#?secret=dBpHjNLYou" width="600" height="338" title="“Gatorade’s Birthplace” — Historical Marker Program" data-secret="dBpHjNLYou" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://explore.research.ufl.edu/historical-markers/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/Gatorade_line-up-1920x1080_02.png19201080Gatorade, the sports drink that started an industry, was invented at the UF College of Medicine by a team of researchers led by Dr. Robert Cade. Gatorade was first field tested in a football scrimmage near this site and was first used in an October 1965 Gator victory. The invention was prompted by concern about the effects of heat on the human body. After collecting fluid samples from UF football players, Cade and his colleagues realized the players’ electrolytes were […]