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Throwback Thursday: Gatorade Showers
During the 1986 championship run, Hall of Fame LB Harry Carson popularized the "Gatorade Shower" en route to beating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. Giants.com takes a look through the history of the celebration.
1986: NFC Divisional GameCoach Bill Parcells, center, is doused by Gatorade tossed by his players in East Rutherford, N.J. Jan. 4, 1987. Parcells is held by Lawrence Taylor (56) as Sean Landeta (5) and Jim Burt look on. Harry Carson, wearing the team doctor's hat and coat tossed the Gatorade after the Giants win over the 49ers.
1986: NFC Divisional Game New York Giants coach Bill Parcells is dripping with Gatorade after having a shower at the hands of Harry Carson in the closing minutes of the Giants' 49-3 victory over San Francisco in their NFL playoff game at Giants Stadium.
1986: Super Bowl XXI Wearing a Rose Bowl security jacket, New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson dumps a bucket of Gatorade on coach Bill Parcells toward the end of Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos.
1986: Super Bowl XXI CelebrationWith temperatures below freezing, New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells gets a confetti shower from quarterback Phil Simms during a celebration with fans at Giants Stadium.
1989: Week 16 - Giants vs. RaidersBill Parcells is showered with Gatorade on Dec. 24, 1989 after the Giants defeated the Los Angeles Raiders to win the NFC Eastern Division.
1989: Week 16 - Giants vs. Raiders Gatorade drenched New York Giants coach as Bill Parcells hugs linebacker Lawrence Taylor after the Giants clinched the NFC Eastern title with a 34-17 win over the Los Angeles Raiders at Giants Stadium.
1990: NFC Divisional Game Bill Parcells receives a cooler full of Gatorade over his head by Giants players Everson Walls (28) and Carl Banks (58) as time runs out in the Giants 31-3 victory over the Chicago Bears at Giants Stadium.
1997: Week 1 - Giants vs. EaglesQB Dave Brown pours Gatorade over Jim Fassel on his 48th birthday after the Giants won their 1997 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
1997: Week 16 - Giants vs. Redskins Giants teammates pour gatorade on Jim Fassel late in the fourth quarter of the Giants' 30-10 victory over the Washington Redskins, clinching the 1997 NFC East title, the first for the Giants in seven years.
2000: NFC Divisional GameCoach Jim Fassel gets doused with Gatorade during the final minute of the Giants' 20-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in their 2000 NFC divisional playoff game.
2007: Super Bowl XLII RB Madison Hedgecock (#39) gets coach Tom Coughlin during the celebration of the Giants' Super Bowl XLII victory against the New England Patriots.
2011: Week 17 - Giants vs. CowboysAfter beating the Dallas Cowboys to win the NFC East in 2011, Coughlin gets soaked as the Giants began their Super Bowl run.
2011: Super Bowl XLVITom Coughlin gets soaked after the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI victory.
