The death was announced by the University of Florida, where Cade and other researchers created Gatorade in 1965 to help the school's football players replace carbohydrates and electrolytes lost through sweat while playing in swamplike heat.

Gatorade was born thanks to a question from former Gators coach Dwayne Douglas, Cade told The Associated Press in 2005.

Said Cade: “He asked, 'Doctor, why don't football players wee-wee after a game?' ”