Hi kmoon1!
The Gatorade Dunk is a tradition that has been around for 20 years and
Bill Parcells was the first coach to be dumped in 1985. I found a
fascinating page that explains in detail exactly how the dunk was
born.
If you go to the link, there's an image of Bill Parcells getting the
first dunk in 1985!
How The Dunk Was Born
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=rovell/051014
..."THE INAUGURAL DUNK
What happened at Wagener-Salley in South Carolina would not have
occurred if New York Giants nose guard Jim Burt hadn't decided to seek
revenge on his coach, Bill Parcells, in 1985.
The Giants were 3-3 that year, and Parcells, leading up to a game
against the archrival Washington Redskins, was trying to motivate
Burt.
"The whole week Coach Parcells was telling him how [Redskins offensive
lineman] Jeff Bostic was going to eat him up, and it infuriated Jim,"
said teammate Harry Carson.
So Burt decided on a unique way to both celebrate and get back at his
coach after their 17-3 victory over the Redskins. He grabbed the
Gatorade cooler, which was still full of the liquid, and poured it on
Parcells as time expired.
"I was the only one who had the guts to do it without knowing what his
reaction was going to be," Burt said.
Burt's teammates were shocked. The first recorded bath was seen almost
as a sign of disrespect. The next week, Burt let Carson in on the act.
They waited until Parcells took his headphones off, then doused him
with the orange-colored drink in the orange cooler.
"You have to remember that we are talking about a ritual, however
charming, that's essentially the public demeaning of a football coach,
and football coaches are not traditionally tolerant of such behavior,"
wrote Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser.
But once it became clear that the Gatorade shower was really a sign of
affection that defined the bond between a player and his coach, it
became a tradition for the Giants, whose coach actually smiled the
first time he was hit with it..."
I hope this satisfies your curiousity! If I can help further, don't
hesitate to ask.
~~Cynthia
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Clarification of Answer by
cynthia-ga
on
29 Oct 2005 00:08 PDT
Thanks for the 5 stars, however, --I just read that article in full,
to the very bottom. I want to bring your attention to the last section
titled "WHO REALLY DUNKED FIRST?" --Excerpted from First in Thirst:
How Gatorade Turned The Science of Sweat Into A Cultural Phenomenon by
Darren Rovell, is a claim by Chicago Bears Hall of Fame defensive
lineman Dan Hampton claimed that he actually executed the first dunk.
He didn't repaet the dunk, so it never became a tradition. Jim Burt
dunk Bill Parcells many times, and "The Gatorade Dunk" was born.
In any event, take your pick. The article is great, although in all
fairness, I should have caught that the first time around..
I'm sure there's no more surprises!
~~Cynthia
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