Ken Griffey Jr. had a candy bar named after him despite being allergic to chocolate. The Ken Griffey Junior Milk Chocolate Bar was released in 1989 by Pacific Trading Cards Company and featured his image. He was only the second player in history to have his own candy bar.
Naming a candy bar for Ken Griffey Jr. was an odd choice because the baseball player is allergic to chocolate. In 1989, when Griffey was a 19-year-old rookie center fielder playing for the Seattle Mariners, he was honored with The Ken Griffey Junior Milk Chocolate Bar, a solid candy bar imprinted with his image. It was released by Pacific Trading Cards Company in Edmonds, Washington after Griffey had played Major League Baseball (MLB) for just two months. He was only the second player in history to have his own candy bar. The company president said it was a strategic decision before Griffey became more successful and the value of his image increased.
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