Red Barber’s First Broadcast Was a Paper on Cow Obstetrics
Red Barber first went on the air at the University of Florida in 1930, reading a professor’s paper on bovine obstetrics. Nine years later he called the first televised big league game.
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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.
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Steve Spurrier: The Ball Coach Who Made Florida Football a National Power
Steve Spurrier won the Heisman at Florida in 1966, then came back as head coach and turned the Gators into a national champion. His Fun ‘N Gun offense and legendary one-liners made him the most colorful figure in Florida football history.
