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Raptors superfan eats 17-year-old box of Vince Carter cereal

Published May. 17, 2016 2:40 p.m. ET

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@nick_maccallum @Jeremy_Eaton if Raptors can make Conference Finals I feast on 17 yr old Frosted Flakes #Vinsanity pic.twitter.com/XXdUJ43Exk
— Pyne (@Props666) May 9, 2016

Back in 1999, Kellogg's released a special edition of Cocoa Frosted Flakes with NBA Rookie of the Year Vince Carter on the cover. Raptors fan Andy Pyne bought a box and kept it for nearly two decades - and finally cracked it open after Toronto advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Tomorrow's breakfast ? Raptors up 53-47 at half. 24 mins and these VC Frosted Flakes fr 99 are gettin it #History pic.twitter.com/jNmla6q35G
— Pyne (@Props666) May 15, 2016

According to the CBC, Pyne made a bet three years ago that he'd eat the cereal if the Raptors ever made it to the ECF. Kyle Lowry delivered a stunning performance in Game 7 to lead Toronto to a series against the Cavaliers, and Pyne kept his word.

He brought the box to the St. John's Morning Show and ate the cereal on air.

Via the CBC:

So how long is cereal really supposed to last? Pyne's Vince box was unopened, but cereal generally has a shelf life of up to a year. This is pushing it just a bit.

(Thanks to our friends to the North at BarDown for sharing this story.)

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