<P> The tradition began with the New York Giants football team in the mid-1980s . According to several sources , including Jim Burt of the Giants , it began on October 28 , 1984 , when the Giants beat the Washington Redskins 37 -- 13 , and Burt performed the action on Bill Parcells after being angry over the coach 's treatment of him that week . Burt insisted that Harry Carson dumped the Gatorade on Parcells , because Carson was a favorite and would n't get in trouble . Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Dan Hampton claims he invented the shower , also in 1984 , when the Bears dunked Mike Ditka upon clinching the NFC Central -- but that took place a month later in November . The phenomenon gained national attention in the 1986 Giants season . Parcells was doused after 17 victories that season , culminating with Super Bowl XXI . </P>
<P> The tradition began with the New York Giants football team in the mid-1980s . According to several sources , including Jim Burt of the Giants , it began on October 28 , 1984 , when the Giants beat the Washington Redskins 37 -- 13 , and Burt performed the action on Bill Parcells after being angry over the coach 's treatment of him that week . Burt insisted that Harry Carson dumped the Gatorade on Parcells , because Carson was a favorite and would n't get in trouble . Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Dan Hampton claims he invented the shower , also in 1984 , when the Bears dunked Mike Ditka upon clinching the NFC Central -- but that took place a month later in November . The phenomenon gained national attention in the 1986 Giants season . Parcells was doused after 17 victories that season , culminating with Super Bowl XXI . </P>
when did dumping gatorade on a coach start
when did dumping gatorade on a coach start
1984
1984