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rangerjoe33
11-27-2007, 03:19 PM
Interesting article I ran across while reading on the Miami Herald website. Tells a little more detail than I was famioliar with realted to the sports drink market and the invention of Gatorade.http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_dade/story/322692.html
Stownhorse
11-27-2007, 03:31 PM
Someone is inheriting a good chunk of money.
crzyjournalist03
11-27-2007, 03:34 PM
Kidney failure...hope it's not from drinking all the electrolytes and sodium that are in Gatorade!!!
lakers
11-27-2007, 03:41 PM
Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Kidney failure...hope it's not from drinking all the electrolytes and sodium that are in Gatorade!!!

no kidding

hats off the the guy...
rangerjoe33
11-27-2007, 03:41 PM
Originally posted by Stownhorse
Someone is inheriting a good chunk of money.

Actually the article says that the Univ of Florida gets the royalties (110 million since 1973) the drink makes. Pepsico owns Gatorade.
I guess the Dr. got a healthy raise but the Univ. owned his invention since he worked for them, then they sold it.