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'''Bengal Punch''' was a [[sports drink]] created in 1958 for the [[Louisiana State University]] [[LSU Tigers football|football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/165.shtml|title=Sports Drinks|publisher=CoolRunning.com|accessdate=December 6, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/beverages/beverages/the_benefits_of_electrolytes_in_sports_drinks.html|title=The Benefits of Electrolytes in Sports Drinks|publisher=streetdirectory.com/|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> It is believed to be the first sports drink ever created, pre-dating [[Gatorade]] by seven years.<ref name="Cramer">{{cite web|url=https://www.cramersportsmed.com/first-aider/hydrating-athletes-then-and-now.html|title=Hydrating Athletes Then and Now|publisher=cramersportsmed.com|date=October 1, 2018|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> It was created by Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the long-time LSU [[athletic trainer]] who served the university from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s.<ref name="Cramer"/>
'''Bengal Punch''' was a [[sports drink]] created in 1958 for the [[Louisiana State University]] [[LSU Tigers football|football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/165.shtml|title=Sports Drinks|publisher=CoolRunning.com|accessdate=December 6, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/beverages/beverages/the_benefits_of_electrolytes_in_sports_drinks.html|title=The Benefits of Electrolytes in Sports Drinks|publisher=streetdirectory.com/|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> It is believed to be the first sports drink ever created, pre-dating [[Gatorade]] by seven years.<ref name="Cramer">{{cite web|url=https://www.cramersportsmed.com/first-aider/hydrating-athletes-then-and-now.html|title=Hydrating Athletes Then and Now|publisher=cramersportsmed.com|date=October 1, 2018|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="DigBR">{{cite web|url=https://digbr.com/throwback-the-legend-of-bengal-punch/|title=Throwback: The Legend of Bengal Punch|publisher=digbr.com|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> It was created by Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the long-time LSU [[athletic trainer]] who served the university from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s.<ref name="Cramer"/>


Bengal Punch is now a flavor of Quickick sports drink. Quickick is popular throughout the Southeastern US with its main base as Louisiana and Texas. Quickick was formerly owned by [[Bud Adams]]. Mr. Adams co-founded the American Football League in 1960 and is the founder and is the former owner of the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Oilers and Tennessee Titans. The ownership of Quickick currently resides with a group of businessmen based in Baton Rouge, LA operating as QK Brands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807070529/http://quickick.net/|title=Quickick|publisher=QK Brands, LLC|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Until 2000, Quickick was bottled and distributed by various Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper/Several Bottlers. After 2000, Quickick brought bottling and distribution in house and all operations and facilities were located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Bengal Punch became a flavor of Quickick sports drink.<ref name="DigBR"/> Quickick is popular throughout the Southeastern US with its main base as Louisiana and Texas. Quickick was formerly owned by [[Bud Adams]], co-founder of the [[American Football League]] and former owner of the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Oilers and Tennessee Titans. The ownership of Quickick later resided with a group of businessmen based in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] operating as QK Brands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807070529/http://quickick.net/|title=Quickick|publisher=QK Brands, LLC|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Until 2000, Quickick was bottled and distributed by various Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper/Several Bottlers. After 2000, Quickick brought bottling and distribution in house and all operations and facilities were located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


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Revision as of 01:28, 25 November 2019

Bengal Punch
Product typeSports drink
CountryUnited States
Introduced1958

Bengal Punch was a sports drink created in 1958 for the Louisiana State University football team.[1][2] It is believed to be the first sports drink ever created, pre-dating Gatorade by seven years.[3][4] It was created by Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the long-time LSU athletic trainer who served the university from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s.[3]

Bengal Punch became a flavor of Quickick sports drink.[4] Quickick is popular throughout the Southeastern US with its main base as Louisiana and Texas. Quickick was formerly owned by Bud Adams, co-founder of the American Football League and former owner of the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Oilers and Tennessee Titans. The ownership of Quickick later resided with a group of businessmen based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana operating as QK Brands.[5] Until 2000, Quickick was bottled and distributed by various Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper/Several Bottlers. After 2000, Quickick brought bottling and distribution in house and all operations and facilities were located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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References

  1. ^ "Sports Drinks". CoolRunning.com. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
  2. ^ "The Benefits of Electrolytes in Sports Drinks". streetdirectory.com/. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Hydrating Athletes Then and Now". cramersportsmed.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Throwback: The Legend of Bengal Punch". digbr.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Quickick". QK Brands, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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