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Article: PA Gov. Schweiker Joins Wheaties, Hundreds of PA Students To Honor Legendary All-American Jim Thorpe.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 20, 2001
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`World's Greatest Athlete' Honored on Celebrated Cereal Box
JIM THORPE, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ --
Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker today joined hundreds of students to honor legendary athlete Jim Thorpe by unveiling a new Wheaties Cereal box emblazoned with Thorpe's picture during a gala celebration in the community that bears his name.
With the help of members of Thorpe's family and local students, Gov. Schweiker unveiled a giant, five-foot by seven-foot mock up of the Wheaties box.
"Today we honor an athlete who thrilled a nation and a world," Gov. Schweiker said. "And we celebrate the spirit of competition -- which can unite ...