Flutie Flakes

Breakfast cereal named after football quarterback Doug Flutie

Flutie Flakes

The 10th anniversary limited edition box

Nutritional value per 3/4 Cup (31 grams)

Carbohydrates

28 (9%)

Sugars| 13 g
Dietary fiber| <0 g

Fat

0 mg (0%)

Saturated| 0 mg (0%)

Protein

1 g

Vitamins and minerals

Other constituents| Quantity
Cholesterol| 0 mg (0%)
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies[2]
Source: [1]

Flutie Flakes is the name of a brand of frosted corn flakes breakfast cereal named for American football quarterback Doug Flutie.

The brand was created in 1998, after Flutie, then the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, saw his popularity soar because of his scrambling, last quarter heroics and his impressive win–loss record. A large portion of the profits made from sales of Flutie Flakes were donated to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, created in honor of Flutie's son who has Childhood disintegrative disorder, a very rare severe late onset form of autism spectrum disorder.[3] The goal of the foundation is to create awareness of autism and to seek a cure.

PLB Sports and Entertainment (PLBSE) of Pittsburgh was hired to oversee marketing, product development, packaging, and sales. The cereal was originally made by Jasper Foods, a private-label producer.[4] Initially, PLB Sports intended to produce just 50,000 boxes, but wound up selling more than 3 million.[5] When the millionth box came off the production line in December 1998, it was put up for auction online and was sold for over $1,400.[6]

Flutie Flakes remained popular in the region even after Flutie was controversially benched[7] for Rob Johnson.

Four box designs of Flutie Flakes were featured. The first edition is red and features two images of Flutie in blue Bills uniforms. The second edition, released in 1999, is blue with a picture of Flutie in a red jersey and helmet (he had previously worn red jerseys with the Boston College Eagles football team, the New England Patriots and the Calgary Stampeders). The 2000 third edition is white, blue, and red and features Flutie in a white Bills uniform. After Flutie signed with the San Diego Chargers in 2001, the third edition photo was altered to match the Chargers' color scheme and was placed on top of a navy, yellow, and white design. Additionally, the 2001 box reads "Super-Charged" above the Flutie Flakes logo, replacing the "Collector's Box" text that is featured in the three Buffalo editions of the cereal.

In 2008, Flutie Flakes were re-introduced for a limited time commemorating the 10-year anniversary.[3] A 20th anniversary version was re-released in December 2019.[8][9]

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The 1998 and 1999 editions of Flutie Flakes were also complemented by Flutie Flakes Chocolate Bars. The candy bars feature Flutie Flakes cereal inside milk chocolate.[10] After being chosen to the 1999 Pro Bowl, the second edition of the chocolate bar featured a new color scheme and honors the accomplishment by making a special collector's edition of the treat.

Flutie Fruities are a brand of fruit snacks[11] developed during Flutie's 2001 season with the Chargers.[12]

Each edition of the cereal came with product offers on the reverse. Fans could mail in to purchase t-shirts, teddy bears, footballs, ball caps, and even CDs featuring Flutie's own band, The Flutie Gang.

PLB Sports has produced cereal brands for other celebrities, mostly football players (as of 2020, it produces branded cereals featuring JuJu Smith-Schuster, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Tyler Herro, Aaron Jones, and the late The Joy of Painting host Bob Ross, along with a line of mustards endorsed by Ed McCaffrey and sauces endorsed by Stefon Diggs). It previously produced branded cereals for baseball and hockey players.[13] Of the various product lines PLB Sports has released, Flutie Flakes has been the longest-running, with the Allen cereal, Josh's Jaqs (a red-and-blue fruit ring cereal), being the only other to last at least three cycles.[14] PLB founder Ty Ballou, a self-professed Pittsburgh Steelers fan, has acknowledged the debt he has to Bills Mafia for keeping his company solvent.[14]

## Controversy

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Flutie Flakes became the subject of a minor controversy in January 1999 when Miami Dolphins head coach Jimmy Johnson poured Flutie Flakes on the ground and invited his team to stomp on it after defeating Flutie in a playoff game;[15] as the product was created to help individuals with autism, Flutie was upset that Johnson would use it in such a manner. Johnson issued a public apology.[11]

## References

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1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
2. ^ "TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings, Virginia A.; Harrison, Meghan; Oria, Maria, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124\. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. NCBI NBK545428.
3. ^ a b "Ex-Pats, BC QB Flutie to re-release Flutie Flakes » Sports » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". Salemnews.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
4. ^ "FLUTIE FLAKES ARE SCORING BIG IN BUFFALO, NEW ENGLAND". Supermarket News. November 23, 1998. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
5. ^ "Cereal sensation Flutie Flakes return for 10th anniversary". Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
6. ^ "Flutie Looms Tall as a Fund-Raiser for Children's Charities". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 1999.
7. ^ steve b. (July 2011). "Worst Moments In Bills History, No. 20: Rob Johnson Over Doug Flutie". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
8. ^ @darrenrovell (December 3, 2019). "Flutie Flakes will be back into the..." (Tweet) - via Twitter.
9. ^ "A breakfast renaissance: Flutie Flakes returning after 20 years". ESPN.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
10. ^ "Flutie Flakes Scoreboard: 1 Million Boxes and Counting". December 24, 1998.
11. ^ a b Jason Plautz (April 11, 2012). "11 Athletes Who Had Their Own Cereals". Mental Floss. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
12. ^ Roe, Jim (February 27, 2012). "Justin Verlander Aims for Number One in Cereal Sales: A Fan's Take - MLB - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
13. ^ PLB Sports & Entertainment retrieved September 12, 2020
14. ^ a b Veronica, Nick (August 17, 2022). "Josh Allen enters rarefied air with third edition of Josh's Jaqs cereal". WROC-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
15. ^ "CNN/SI - 1998-99 AFC Wild Card - Buffalo at Miami - Dolphins hold off Flutie, Bills for 24-17 wild-card win - Saturday January 02, 1999 09:17 PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2012.

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