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Article: The Subway Diet Guy: Jared Fogle found inspiration in a sandwich.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- August 13, 2001
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He's the "Subway Diet Guy."
You know, the guy who lost almost 250 pounds eating nothing but Subway sandwiches for nearly a year.
The guy who stars in his own prime-time TV commercial, a popular spot that has created its own spinoff, "Friends of Jared," including a cast of Subway regulars who were so inspired by his story they did the "diet" and shed between 60 and 147 pounds each.
For the last year, Jared Fogle, a 23-year-old Indiana University graduate, has been a spokesman for the international submarine sandwich chain. Fogle, once 425 pounds but now a lean 6-foot, 2-inch 185-pounder, made a recent personal appearance in Kansas City during the ...