Althea Gibson: The Tennis Trailblazer Who Trained in Florida
Before she broke the color barrier at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals, Althea Gibson honed her game at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
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Robert Cade: The Florida Doctor Who Invented Gatorade
In 1965, a University of Florida kidney specialist mixed salt, sugar, and lemon to keep the Gators from wilting in the heat. He accidentally created Gatorade and a whole industry.
