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11/5/09

Eat Like A Champion (and Maybe Meet One

Pittsburgh Is Introducing Its Own Version of Flutie Flakes

Sports, Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Max Talbot

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We all remember Flutie Flakes, right? Athletes have graced Wheaties boxes for years, but there have also been foods specifically named after a certain sports figure. Pittsburgh has had many foods featuring their own pro athletes over the years as well. There was Terry Bradshaw peanut butter, Louie Lipps' Lippsmacker cookies, the Mario Bun, the Bubby Bar, and of course, Big Ben Beef Jerky. Now, 2 of Pittsburgh's biggest celebrities will be gracing the box of a new cereal. City of Champions cereal will go on sale later this month. One side will feature the Steelers' all-time leading WR Hines Ward, and the other side features the hero of Game 7 of last year's Stanley Cup Finals, fan favorite Max Talbot. These 2 guys are 2 of the most likable athletes in Pittsburgh, and it's just one more product on the grocery store shelf to add to the long list of Wheaties wannabe cereals.

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11/5/09

100%InjuryRate

14	If you turn your back on the Hines Ward box, it'll go for your knees.

11/5/09

derms33

4	I bet these taste like $hit

11/5/09

DckyJay

2	when does this go on sale? I WANT MY BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \ u could argue the athletes on the box. i would have said it should've been the MVP's. Malkin, Holmes. either way the chosen ones work too!

11/5/09

100%InjuryRate

14	If you turn your back on the Hines Ward box, it'll go for your knees.

11/5/09

DckyJay

0	derms33 wrote: I bet these taste like $hit only if they come from Cleveland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they don't so that's GREAT news! btw, YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/5/09

kramer

0	derms33 wrote: I bet these taste like $hit It's Steelers & Penguins cereal, not Browns cereal.

11/5/09

Ryan

1	I would respect this if there was a charity that stood to benefit from this.....

11/5/09

joe_lindberg

0	derms33 wrote: I bet these taste like $hit More Steeler hating, if you didn't know that's what makes us stronger.

11/5/09

derms33

0	kramer wrote: It's Steelers & Penguins cereal, not Browns cereal. mmmmmmmm!, Penguin cereal...that sounds tasty

11/5/09

icedee

0	derms33 wrote: I bet these taste like $hit Yeah, a box of Browns stuff

11/5/09

Captain_Chaos

1	LOL i love it - i think there should be more endorsements: Ricky Williams all Natural Organic Hemp Oatmeal.

11/5/09

derms33

1	Big Ben Beef Jerky? Does is bend and jerk around like i dunno, a guy flying off a motorcycle w/o a helmet? haha....no more K2 rebuttals!!!

11/5/09

mk_donley

0	derms33 wrote: I bet these taste like $hit The Dawgpound agrees with you Derms

11/5/09

redsox1002003

0	100%InjuryRate wrote: If you turn your back on the Hines Ward box, it'll go for your knees. win!

11/5/09

BengalsFan1288

0	Haha - Steelers haters - that's funny. Doesn't make Big Ben or the Steelers any less than the best team in the NFL this decade.

11/5/09

LJHeath73

0	BengalsFan1288 wrote: Haha - Steelers haters - that's funny. Doesn't make Big Ben or the Steelers any less than the best team in the NFL this decade. This coming from a BENGALS FAN??? Impressive...

11/5/09

kramer

0	derms33 wrote: Big Ben Beef Jerky? Does is bend and jerk around like i dunno, a guy flying off a motorcycle w/o a helmet? haha....no more K2 rebuttals!!! I know you don't want any more rebuttals, but you know me better than that, you're getting one anyway. At least Ben was on his way to practice when he wrecked, Kellen Winslow was TRYING to crash doing wheelies in a parking lot.

11/5/09

BluDevil

0	Did they make this cereal from the left over steel flakes swept up from the factory floor at the end of the day? If so, then they'll taste just like Flutie Flakes.

11/5/09

gearhead

0	Ryan wrote: I would respect this if there was a charity that stood to benefit from this..... Pittsburgh fans' egos isn't a charity?

11/5/09

derms33

0	kramer wrote: I know you don't want any more rebuttals, but you know me better than that, you're getting one anyway. At least Ben was on his way to practice when he wrecked, Kellen Winslow was TRYING to crash doing wheelies in a parking lot. Tampa Bay fans are soooo mad at you

11/5/09

kramer

0	derms33 wrote: Tampa Bay fans are soooo mad at you He was with Cleveland when he did it though.

11/6/09

derms33

0	kramer wrote: He was with Cleveland when he did it though. moot...leave me alone Kramer

11/6/09

Heyhey1970

3	100%InjuryRate wrote: If you turn your back on the Hines Ward box, it'll go for your knees. Nobody is Pittsburgh is suprised that the Pirates were not invited to join this project.

11/6/09

kramer

0	Heyhey1970 wrote: Nobody is Pittsburgh is suprised that the Pirates were not invited to join this project. +1000000! Truer words have never been spoken.

11/12/09

mentoring

0	nice to see you guys all found the cereal. It's available online at http://plbsports.com and yes...there was no way we were getting the Pirates involved. and, we wanted to do a charity tie-in, but neither player really has a charity (Hines has the korean kids that he sponsors, but he didn't want that tie in).

11/12/09

mentoring

DckyJay wrote:

when does this go on sale? I WANT MY BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \

u could argue the athletes on the box. i would have said it should've been the MVP's. Malkin, Holmes. either way the chosen ones work too!

My thought was initially Ward & Talbot, because they had radio shows. My co-workers wanted Malkin and Holmes for the MVP theme. We looked into it...and we never even got to Holmes, because Malkin wanted way too much money to do the project.