Aaron appears on new Wheaties box
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Posted 5:06PM on Wednesday 23rd January 2002 ( 23 years ago )
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, baseball's all-time home run king, will appear on the front of the orange Wheaties cereal box as a special-edition Black History Month package. <br>
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The company made the announcement Wednesday. <br>
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The box will be available nationally until the end of February. <br>
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This is the second time Aaron has appeared on the Wheaties box. In 1970, he was featured along with Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench and golfer Tom Weiskopf. <br>
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Aaron's 755 career home runs broke Babe Ruth's record of 714.
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