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Specs
Year: 1960
Title: Kahn’s Wieners
Size: 3 1/4″ x 3 5/16″
Number in Set: 38
Overview
Kahn’s grew their 1960 football set to 38 cards from 31 in their inaugural set in 1959, but the cards remained unnumbered. Once again, though, they only featured players from the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers (sort of). You see, Willie Davis is included despite being traded from the Browns to the Packers in July of 1960. Rather than removing him from the set during development, Kahn’s just changed the team on the back of the card.
Once again, the fronts of the cards feature black-and-white player photos, a facsimile autograph, and Kahn’s slogan along the bottom.
The backs have basic player biographical information, just like the 1959 set, but this year Kahn’s included an offer for collectors to send in for a free Professional Photo Album and Instruction Booklet. All it took was two labels from Kahn’s All Meat Wieners.
Another fascinating collecting companion to the 1960 Kahn’s Wieners set is a presentation catalog used by Kahn’s representatives in the field. It’s seven pages and outlines Kahn’s products and the football card promotion, slotted to begin on October 3, 1960. This version has been listed for sale for $3500 recently and includes five of the 1960 cards adhered to a few of the pages (Jim Brown, John Morrow, John Reger, Walt Michaels, and Junior Wren).
PSA has only graded 146 cards across the entire set (SGC has graded just six); most are in the 7/8 range.
Example
Key Cards
Jim Brown was once again the set’s key card. But Willie Davis, Lou Groza, John Henry Johnson, and Bobby Layne also have important cards in the set.
Checklist
Sam Baker
Jim Brown
Ray Campbell
Preston Carpenter
Vince Costello
Willie Davis
Galen Fiss
Bob Gain
Lou Groza
Gene Hickerson
John Henry Johnson
Rich Kreitling
Joe Krupa
Bobby Layne
Jack McClairen
Mike McCormack
Walt Michaels
Bobby Mitchell
Dick Moegle
John Morrow
Gern Nagler
John Nisby
Jimmy Orr
Bernie Parrish
Milt Plum
John Reger
Ray Renfro
Will Renfro
Mike Sandusky
Dick Schafrath
Billy Ray Smith
Jim Ray Smith
Ernie Stautner
George Tarasovic
Tom Tracy
Frank Varrichione
John Wooten
Junior Wren