In 1986, Walter Payton became the first football player to be shown on the front of a box of Wheaties.
Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box
The Chicago Beasrs were the first team to be featured on the wheaties cereal box.
The first female athlete on a box of Wheaties cereal was Babe Didrikson Zaharias. She appeared on the box in 1935.
The Wheaties Cal Ripkin Consecutive Games Commemorative Edition Box featuring no Orioles logo or number has a book value of $25.00 in near/mint condition. The overall condition of the box is more important than if it contains cereal or not. Flattened boxes will sell for less. The Wheaties box with the logos has a book value of a bout $12.
General Mills first offered a mini license plate inside the box of Wheaties in 1953. Plates from all 48 states and the District of Columbia were popular premiums.
Samantha Gordon, a nine year old football player, she was picked becausethe company stated that she was chosen because she is an inspiration to young girls. She is the first female football player to appear on a Wheaties box.
Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box
Lou Gehrig
who was the first african american on wheaties box
Bob Cousy in 1956.
The Chicago Beasrs were the first team to be featured on the wheaties cereal box.
Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box in 1934.
The first athlete on a wheaties box was former Yankee, Lou Gehrig in 1934.
The first woman depicted on a Wheaties box was aviator Elinor Smith in 1934. The first woman athlete depicted on a Wheaties box was Mary Lou Retton in 1984.
The first female athlete on a box of Wheaties cereal was Babe Didrikson Zaharias. She appeared on the box in 1935.
Lou Gehrig
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