10 Insane Photos of the “Gatorade Shower”

Did you know? When a U.S. sports team makes a major win, like the Super Bowl, it’s pretty much required that players dump a cooler of Gatorade (or water) over the coach’s head.

Did you also know? It’s said that this tradition got its start after the New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins in an important mid-season game in 1985 (the Giants went on to win the Super Bowl that year, and head coaches ever since can thank them for this very wet and sticky celebratory tradition).

As our hometown favorite New York Giants face off in the Super Bowl this weekend, we’re hoping to see that Gatorade Shower on our side once again. Fortunately for us, PhotoShelter members have been capturing this “phenomenon” from its inception. Check out the proof below. We give you 10 Outstanding Gatorade Shower Photos…

Coach Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, gets water dumped on him in celebration at the 45th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball game in 2006 played at RFK stadium.

Photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Florida Gator LB Brandon Siler dumps the Gatorade bucket on head coach Urban Meyer during the SEC Championship game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Florida Gators at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA on December 2, 2006.

Photo by Mike Zarrilli

Dont’a Hightower (#30) dumps a bucket of Gatorade on Nick Saban, head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide after winning the 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship Game versus the LSU Tigers played at the Mercedes-Benz.

Photo by Allen Kee/ESPN

December 4, 2010: Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly has gatorade poured on him by his team during the fourth quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Oregon defeated Oregon State 37-20.

Photo by Jason O. Watson

January 1, 2011: Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen gets the traditional Gatorade shower after Progressive Gator Bowl action between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Michigan Wolverines at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Mississippi State defeated the Michigan Wolverines 52-14.

Photo by Gray Quetti

Kent State head coach Darrell Hazell recieves a Gatorade bath after defeating the Akron Zips and maintaing possession of the wheel by defeating the Zips 35-3, November 12th, 2011.

Photo by Matthew Vern Bliss

University of Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer and wide receiver Dallas Baker (#81) receive a Gatorade bath after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes during the BCS National Championship game in 2007 held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. Florida defeated OSU 41-14 for the national title.

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos

Wisconsin Badgers Tyler Holland (#38) and Chris Maragos (#21) dunk head coach Bret Bielema after defeating the Miami Hurricanes during the NCAA football Champs Sports Bowl at the Florida Citrus Bowl on December 29, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The Badgers won 20-14.

Photo by David Stluka

Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is dunked with Gatorade after winning the NFC Championship Game in 2009 against the Philadelphia Eagles at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals won the game 32-25 to advance to Super Bowl XLIII against Whisenhunt’s former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

PHoto by Chris Morrison

Head Coach Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants has a water cooler dumped on him in celebration of the victory against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008.

Photo by Rob Tringali

Happy Superbowl weekend! Oh and…Go Giants!!

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Lauren Margolis
Lauren is part of the marketing team at PhotoShelter. She's always on the lookout for striking photography and interesting people to feature on the blog. She claims to make the best Oreo cheesecake around.

2 Comments

Antje 2-3-2012

thanks for sharing – these images are great, you can feel the ice …

Chris 2-6-2012

The Gator Bowl shot takes the cake for me.

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