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1971 Keds KedKards Basketball Card Set and Checklist

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Specs

Year: 1971

Title: Keds KedKards

Size: Individual cards are 2 15/16″ by 2 3/4″ and 2 5/16″ by 2 3/16″, and 5 1/4″ by 3 1/2″

Number in Set: 3 Panels of four, four, and two cards, respectively

Overview

The 1971 Keds KedKard set features 3 panels (all are different sizes) of artistic renditions of Keds Shoe endorsers.

The Bing panel has the smallest cards and shows Bubba Smith standing straight without a beard.

1971 Keds KedKard All Sport By Keds Shoebox with Dave Bing Panel – Angle 1
1971 Keds KedKard All Sport By Keds Shoebox with Dave Bing Panel – Angle 2
1971 Keds KedKard All Sport By Keds Shoebox with Dave Bing Panel – Angle 3
1971 Keds KedKard All Sport By Keds Shoebox with Dave Bing Panel – Angle 4

The second panel with Willis Reed on the left, shows Bubba Smith leaning over, with a beard, and his jersey number partially showing.

1971 Keds KedKard Keds All Sport Shoebox with Willis Reed Panel – Angle 1
1971 Keds KedKard Keds All Sport Shoebox with Willis Reed Panel – Angle 2
1971 Keds KedKard Keds All Sport Shoebox with Willis Reed Panel – Angle 3
1971 Keds KedKard Keds All Sport Shoebox with Willis Reed Panel – Angle 4
1971 Keds KedKard Keds All Sport Shoebox with Willis Reed Panel – Angle 5

The third panel, with Bench and Reed, are the largest cards and feature facsimile autographs.

Keds Champion Shoe Box with Bench/Reed Panel

The card are all unnumbered, and since they were printed on shoe boxes, are blank backed.

Example

1971 Keds Sneakers Johnny Bench – Front
1971 Keds Sneakers Johnny Bench – Reverse

Key Cards

All three panels command similar prices; but hand cut Bench cards are the most popular individually.

Checklist

Dave Bing (basketball), Clark Graebner (tennis), Bubba Smith (football), Jim Maloney (baseball)

Willis Reed (basketball), Stan Smith (tennis), Bubba Smith (football), Johnny Bench (baseball)

Willis Reed (basketball), Johnny Bench (baseball)