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James ‘Jesse’ Owens
Courtesy of the General Mills Archives
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Mary Lou Retton
03of 19Caitlyn JennerCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe United States Olympic Hall of Famer took home the decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The box has become a rare collector’s item, and isselling for hundreds of dollarson ebay.
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Caitlyn Jenner
The United States Olympic Hall of Famer took home the decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The box has become a rare collector’s item, and isselling for hundreds of dollarson ebay.
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Greg Louganis
“It took over 30 years, but it finally happened – better late than never!” Louganis toldPEOPLEat the time. “It is so iconic and the honor actually means more today than it would have back then. I feel like I am embraced as a whole person, and not just for my athletics.”
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1998 Women’s Ice Hockey Team
06of 191996 Women’s Gymnastic’s TeamCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe “Magnificent Seven"were the main event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, having won the USA’s first-ever team gold in women’s gymnastics. No one can forget Kerri Strug’s vault performance when she stuck her landing on an injured ankle. Dominique Dawes also became the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics upon scoring her individual bronze medal. The women were collectively inducted in theUnited States Olympic Hall of Famein 2008.
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1996 Women’s Gymnastic’s Team
The “Magnificent Seven"were the main event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, having won the USA’s first-ever team gold in women’s gymnastics. No one can forget Kerri Strug’s vault performance when she stuck her landing on an injured ankle. Dominique Dawes also became the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics upon scoring her individual bronze medal. The women were collectively inducted in theUnited States Olympic Hall of Famein 2008.
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Tommie Smith
08of 19Shaun WhiteCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe Olympian was the first snowboarder to appear on the cover of the box. He’s wonthree gold medalsfor his performance on the halfpipe: in PyeongChang 2018, Vancouver 2010 and Turin 2006. The Beijing Olympics of 2022 will be his last, he recently said.
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Shaun White
The Olympian was the first snowboarder to appear on the cover of the box. He’s wonthree gold medalsfor his performance on the halfpipe: in PyeongChang 2018, Vancouver 2010 and Turin 2006. The Beijing Olympics of 2022 will be his last, he recently said.
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Serena Williams
In 2019, the tennis star announced that she would be thenew face of Wheaties, and shared why her box was so significant to Wheaties history.
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Muhammad Ali
11of 19Michael PhelpsCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe swimmer — the most decorated Olympian of all time, having earned 23 gold medals during his career — appeared on the box twice before Wheaties decided to make his third time extra special: Phelps was the first to receive a special Lifetime Achievement box in 2016.“I am honored to receive the first Lifetime Achievement box from Wheaties. For me it’s another achievement that I’ve been able to accomplish that is still so wild to think of,“Phelps said. “Every day I kind of pinch myself to see if this is real life. It’s been amazing to be able to know that I’ve put my mind to these goals and been able to achieve them. This all started with a dream, and with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”
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Michael Phelps
The swimmer — the most decorated Olympian of all time, having earned 23 gold medals during his career — appeared on the box twice before Wheaties decided to make his third time extra special: Phelps was the first to receive a special Lifetime Achievement box in 2016.
“I am honored to receive the first Lifetime Achievement box from Wheaties. For me it’s another achievement that I’ve been able to accomplish that is still so wild to think of,“Phelps said. “Every day I kind of pinch myself to see if this is real life. It’s been amazing to be able to know that I’ve put my mind to these goals and been able to achieve them. This all started with a dream, and with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.”
12of 19Michael JordanCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe basketball legend holds the record for most boxes ever. Jordan has appeared on 19, with his first debuting in 1988.
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Michael Jordan
The basketball legend holds the record for most boxes ever. Jordan has appeared on 19, with his first debuting in 1988.
13of 19Mia HammCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesKnown as one of the best female soccer players of all time, Hamm led Team USA to two gold medals: one in Atlanta 1996 and the other in Athens 2004.
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Mia Hamm
Known as one of the best female soccer players of all time, Hamm led Team USA to two gold medals: one in Atlanta 1996 and the other in Athens 2004.
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Lindsey Vonn
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Kristi Yamaguchi
16of 19Janet EvansCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe four-time gold medal winner is one of the greatest female distance swimmers of all time. She was featured on the box in 2016 and tweeted about the proud moment.“Look what I found in the cereal aisle this afternoon!“she wrote, tagging @wheaties and adding a photo of herself smiling while holding up two boxes with her photo on them.
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Janet Evans
The four-time gold medal winner is one of the greatest female distance swimmers of all time. She was featured on the box in 2016 and tweeted about the proud moment.
“Look what I found in the cereal aisle this afternoon!“she wrote, tagging @wheaties and adding a photo of herself smiling while holding up two boxes with her photo on them.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
18of 19Edwin MosesCourtesy of the General Mills ArchivesThe two-time gold medalist dominated at the hurdles and joined Greg Louganis and Janet Evans in getting a box in 2016.“I was very impressed, because I know it’s a very prestigious honor to be on the box of Wheaties,” hesaid to General Mills. “Several icons in track and field, and people that I know, have been on the box … so it’s quite an honor to be included among that subset of athletes.”
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Edwin Moses
The two-time gold medalist dominated at the hurdles and joined Greg Louganis and Janet Evans in getting a box in 2016.
“I was very impressed, because I know it’s a very prestigious honor to be on the box of Wheaties,” hesaid to General Mills. “Several icons in track and field, and people that I know, have been on the box … so it’s quite an honor to be included among that subset of athletes.”
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Apolo Anton Ohno
source: people.com
