A nice feel good story to wind down the day.



MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - Clarence Frett has been eating a bowl of Wheaties every morning for breakfast since he was in the Coast Guard in World War II.

“I dump a bowl of Wheaties and put a little sugar in it and put a little milk in it,” Frett said. “That’s my breakfast I don’t eat much more than that.”

Wheaties is 100 years old .Clarence will turn 100 next month. Clarence’s daughter Renee sent an email to General Mills to see if she could get her dad’s face on a Wheaties box. Just like the greatest of all time.

They came through.

“I was really surprised,” Frett said. “I’m going to have a lot of fun with it that’s for sure.”

Frett was a barber by trade. He started cutting hair while in the Coast Guard and never stopped.

He opened Frett Barber shop on 10th street in Marion in 1949, and cut hair until he was 88 years old. Frett Barber is now run by his daughters.

“Carrying on the tradition almost in Marion, an old fashion barbershop, what he started and what he worked hard for,” Renee said. “It is quite an honor it really is.”

Frett claims in addition to eating Wheaties every morning all the great friends he met at the barber shop kept him young.

“Meeting all the people and talking to them,” Frett said. “I really enjoyed being a barber.”

“Why not shoot for the moon?” Renee said. “He’s very healthy and active. He is mentally sharp, so we will just keep him busy and eating Wheaties!”


https://www.cleveland19.com/20...decades-now-hes-box/

Great story. Good job Wheaties!

Well, he does look pretty damned good for 100!

When you find something you like, stick with it.

I can relate. I eat a bowl of regular Cheerios, no sugar just milk about 4-5 days a week. A mega size box is still sub $5 and lasts a few weeks.

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Well, he does look pretty damned good for 100!

I’ll second that! First thing I thought as well…

I’m more amazed that he cut hair until he was 88. You would think the shoulders would be toast much sooner than that. Great story thanks for posting.

He better be careful.

Look what eating Wheaties did to Bruce Jenner.

Shit, that Coastie ain't got nothing to worry about.

He's tougher than my leather belt and it's 30 years old!

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Well, he does look pretty damned good for 100!

Doesn't look a day over 82. Cutting hair is good for the heart. Keeping your arms up like that.

Mr. Frett looks fantastic for his age and if he's got a routine that works for him, I say keep doing it.

But as far as having his picture on a box of Wheaties, did they just do a single box and send it to him in a plexiglass display case as a one-off in recognition of his longevity and service, or am I going to be able to walk down the cereal aisle and pick up a box with his picture on it because they are going to run a full ad campaign with him across the country?

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:
He better be careful.

Look what eating Wheaties did to Bruce Jenner.

quote:

Originally posted by Flash-LB:
He better be careful.

Look what eating Wheaties did to Bruce Jenner.

That's a great story! Thanks for sharing.