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Wheaties today unveiled a special-edition package commemorating com·mem·o·rate
tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates
1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.

2. To serve as a memorial to. the career of the late Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). legend Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football player, who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. . The soon-to-be-released tribute package will mark the eighth time he has appeared on the Wheaties box. The only athlete to appear on the front of the fabled orange Wheaties box more often was another Chicago sports legend*former Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. great Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. . In addition to the new package, Wheaties made a $50,000 donation to the Walter Payton Foundation, which was established in 1989 to provide financial and motivational support to youth, helping them raise the quality of their lives and the lives of those around them. (Learn more about the Walter Payton Foundation at www.payton34.com.) The limited-edition 18-ounce Wheaties package will be available throughout greater Chicagoland starting next week, and will be available in limited quantities nationally on 24-ounce Wheaties. In addition, for those Payton fans outside of the Chicago area, a limited quantity of the new Wheaties boxes can be purchased online at www.generalmills.com for a limited time. (Business Wire photo)

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