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Robert Cade
Robert Cade | |
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 Cade in the 1960s | |
| Born | September 26, 1927 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 2007 (aged 80) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | B.S., University of Texas, 1950 M.D., Southwestern Medical, 1954 |
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| Known for | Invention of Gatorade |
| Spouse | Mary Strasburger |
| Children | Michael, Stephen, Martha, Celia, Emily & Phoebe |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Nephrology |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
James Robert Cade (September 26, 1927 – November 27, 2007) was an American physician, university professor, research scientist and inventor. Cade, a native of Texas, earned his bachelor and medical degrees at the University of Texas, and became a professor of medicine and nephrology at the University of Florida. Although Cade engaged in many areas of medical research, he is most widely remembered as the leader of the research team that created the sports drink Gatorade.[1] Gatorade would have significant medical applications for treating dehydration in patients, and has generated over $150 million in royalties for the university.
In his later years, Cade became a prominent philanthropist, donating significant sums to charities affiliated with the Lutheran Church, creating scholarships and donating freely to the University of Florida and other colleges and universities, and endowing his own charitable foundations.
- ^ Arline Phillips-Han, "Dr. Robert Cade . . . saga of the world's best-selling sports drink and the creative physician scientist behind it," Health Science Center News, University of Florida (February 24, 2003). Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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