{"id":17070,"date":"2025-02-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=17070"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T02:34:16","slug":"top-10-super-bowl-gatorade-showers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2025\/02\/top-10-super-bowl-gatorade-showers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Super Bowl Gatorade Showers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The best NFL duo over the last 40 years isn&#8217;t Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, or even Tom Brady and Bill Belichick &#8211; it&#8217;s Gatorade and the sweaty, unsuspecting scalp of a Super Bowl-winning coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since 1987 Gatorade dumps have provided the perfect precursor to the Lombardi Trophy presentation. Only a small percentage of people will ever taste that kind of success, but fortunately, we here at Neds are trying to get you as close to the action as possible!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/american-football\/super-bowl-multi-hub\/first-gatorade-colour-poured-over-winning-coach\/656cea7d-cfe9-40c5-8430-b3bea65b6c0e\">&#8216;First Gatorade Colour&#8217; market<\/a> continues to grow in popularity each year as novelty nuffies try and jag some value on the winning flavour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since 2001, just over 20% of Gatorade baths have been orange, followed by clear\/water, blue, and purple &#8211; who are all tied at 16.7%.<\/p>\r\n<p>The general theory is to back the colours closest to the winning team, but to help you out even further, we&#8217;ve dug deep to bring you the Top 10 Super Bowl Gatorade Showers we could find.<\/p>\r\n<h2>1. <strong>Bill Parcells \u2013 Super Bowl XXI (New York Giants v Denver Broncos)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Super Bowl XXI - Giants\/Broncos\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CtODeVwJ0XY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Clear\/Water<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are two crucial elements to a successful Gatorade shower: surprise and creativity. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson had both when he dumped Bill Parcells in the dying stages of Super Bowl XXI.<\/p>\r\n<p>Instead of playing hide and seek on the sidelines, Carson donned a yellow security jacket with cooler in hand to catch Parcells napping.<\/p>\r\n<p>The look on Parcells&#8217; face is priceless.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Sean Payton \u2013 Super Bowl XLIV (New Orleans Saints v Indianapolis Colts)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE VICTORY!!! ~ The Miami Miracle ~ The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WIN SUPERBOWL XLIV!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjYbW6chdnQ?start=28&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Orange<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This dump deserves a B+ for execution, but this is a feel-good moment too beautiful to ignore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Most Gatorade dumps end once the coach cops a drenching, but not in New Orleans.<\/p>\r\n<p>The entire team chairing Sean Payton off the sidelines was something to behold, while the hip and shoulder from Jeff Charleston on some unsuspecting bald dude was also good for a laugh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Bill Cowher \u2013 Super Bowl XL (Pittsburgh Steelers v Seattle Seahawks)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Super Bowl XL\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5YA9Ah2Z1Y?start=518&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Clear\/Water<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The most controversial game in Super Bowl history also ended with one of the most memorable (and painful) cooler dumps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With only three seconds remaining and the Seahawks needing a miracle, the Steelers forced an incomplete pass to secure their fifth ring.<\/p>\r\n<p>Legendary coach Bill Cowher threw his hands in the air to celebrate, only to be greeted with a cooler to the side of the head.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Jimmy Johnson \u2013 Super Bowl XXVIII (Dallas Cowboys v Buffalo Bills)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When the Cowboys won the first of 3 Super Bowls in the 90\u2019s and dumped the Gatorade on Jimmy Johnson, so the world could see it wasn\u2019t a wig, just a whole lot of Aquanet\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAMUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAMUP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQwlRwlnkk\">pic.twitter.com\/MQwlRwlnkk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tony (@TFlo3422) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TFlo3422\/status\/1222843241885851648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Clear\/Water<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If Jerry Jones copped a soaking in this one it would have claimed the number one spot, but instead, he chose to run for the hills in his seven-figure suit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Still, this is one of the all-time great showers commemorating Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmy Johnson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Johnson, who had just won back-to-back Super Bowl\u2019s with the Cowboys, fully expected to get wet.<\/p>\r\n<p>What he wasn\u2019t expecting though, was a cooler on the back of the head from left guard Nate Newton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. <strong>Gary Kubiak \u2013 Super Bowl 50 (Denver Broncos v Carolina Panthers)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Broncos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Broncos<\/a>&#39; coach Gary Kubiak\u2019s Sunday to-do list:<br><br>1. Shut down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Panthers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Panthers<\/a> \u2705<br>2. Win <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB50?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB50<\/a> \u2705<br>3. Shower in Gatorade \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOrQ4ANawy\">pic.twitter.com\/zOrQ4ANawy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL UK &amp; Ireland (@NFLUKIRE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLUKIRE\/status\/696755472016285696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Orange<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This one goes beyond Gatorade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Not only was Gary Kubiak drenched in his team colours, but he also became the first coach to win the Super Bowl for the same team he played for.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Considering all this happened in Peyton Manning\u2019s final game, it\u2019s well worth a spot inside the Top 5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. <strong>Pete Carroll \u2013 Super Bowl XLVIII (Seattle Seahawks v Denver Broncos)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gets Gatorade bath\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h2PqagmfSMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Orange<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The accuracy, the splashback \u2013 this was a Gatorade dream!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Carroll\u2019s bath might be the most memorable moment of Seattle\u2019s 43-8 blowout over the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\r\n<p>Twinkletoes himself, Russell Wilson, laid the finishing touches alongside tight end, Zach Miller.<\/p>\r\n<p>A few more dousing&#8217;s followed with the clock winding down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. <strong>Jon Gruden &#8211; Super Bowl XXXVII (Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Oakland Raiders)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"440\" class=\"wp-image-17124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2003-super-bowl-xxxvii-gatorade-shower-jon-grudenjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2003-super-bowl-xxxvii-gatorade-shower-jon-grudenjpg.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2003-super-bowl-xxxvii-gatorade-shower-jon-grudenjpg-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Clear\/Water<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The bromance with Derrick Brooks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The \u201cboom, boom, boom\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Winning it all against his beloved Raiders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The visor staying on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Perfection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>(Side note: the NFL doesn&#8217;t like us embedding videos, so you can watch footage of this shower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eY9sCY_xIaE&amp;feature=emb_err_watch_on_yt\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. <strong>Bill Belichick \u2013 Super Bowl LIII (New England Patriots v Los Angeles Rams)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill Belichick with the full Gatorade squeal \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L0M8ztv9LB\">pic.twitter.com\/L0M8ztv9LB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 12up (@12upSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/12upSport\/status\/1092906082228424704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Blue<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Questions aren&#8217;t the only thing Bill can dodge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The greatest of all time is no stranger to a good Gatorade bath.<\/p>\r\n<p>His shower in Super Bowl XXXIX was a memorable one, but we don&#8217;t often see this sort of emotion from Belichick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. <strong>Doug Pederson \u2013 Super Bowl LII (Philadelphia Eagles v New England Patriots)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doug Pederson gets Super LII victory Gatorade bath!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E26SLpFS2lk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Yellow\/Green\/Lime<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Straight on the head, quick and painless.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Doug Pederson seemed to enjoy this more than anybody else. His BOSE headset, however, not so much.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. <strong>Mike Tomlin \u2013 Super Bowl XLIII (Pittsburgh Steelers v Arizona Cardinals)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike Tomlin Gatorade &quot;Shower&quot; at the end of Super Bowl XLIII\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PUK-s8XYgh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>Yellow\/Green\/Lime<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You might have the same look on your face as Tomlin after realising the Steelers feature twice on this list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Sometimes a really bad Gatorade shower turns out to be quite a memorable one though, as we saw in 2009 when Tomlin tried to sidestep his shower from Brett Keisel.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":17077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,598,344],"tags":[2968,4160,4159,2097,2145,4157,4161,274,47,4158,397,2452,4136,4162,4163,2533],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-17070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-football","category-special-interest","category-sports","tag-bill-belichick","tag-bill-cowher","tag-bill-parcells","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-denver-broncos","tag-gatorade","tag-jimmy-johnson","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-sean-payton","tag-super-bowl","tag-super-bowl-betting","tag-super-bowl-liv","tag-super-bowl-novelty-betting","tag-super-bowl-novelty-markets","tag-super-bowl-odds"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":null,"md_tip_date_end":null,"md_market_url":"","tip_date":"06\/02\/2025","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17070"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=17070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}