1974 Wonder Bread Football Card Set and Checklist

1974 Wonder Bread Football Specs

Year: 1974

Title: Wonder Bread

Size: 2-1/2″ by 3-1/2”

Number in Set: 30

1974 Wonder Bread Football Overview

Topps made the 30-card 1974 Wonder Bread Football set appear similar to their 1971 Topps base football set on the front. Offensive players, punters, and kickers have red borders for the Wonder Bread set, and defensive players have yellow borders.

1974 Wonder Bread #12 Paul Krause – Front

1974 Wonder Bread #12 Paul Krause – Reverse

The backs are black-and-white with standard football card statistics and biographical information along with a photo and explanation of a football technique.

Topps printed a parallel set for Town Talk Bread (also owned by Wonder) distributed in Western Pennsylvania. The only difference is that the Wonder Bread versions backs have “***Wonder Bread All-Star Series***” printed on the top of the backs, while the Town Talks do not.

Wonder Bread Bag Advertising a Free Pro Football Trading Card Inside

1974 Wonder Bread Football Examples and Sales

PSA has graded 1,960 (as of October 2025) 1974 Wonder Bread football cards and SGC’s Pop Report adds 115 (SGC called them 1974 Topps Wonder Bread cards). More, from both companies, are in the higher range of the grading range (8s/9s).

Lelands sold a lot of 12 high-grade examples for $398.40 in June 2022 with some of the set’s big stars.

Here are a few examples of high-grade individual card sales from the set:

1974 Wonder Bread #23 Jim Tyrer PSA 10: $2252 in January 2025
1974 Wonder Bread #27 Dwight White PSA 10: $538 in January 2024
1974 Wonder Bread #28 Steve Owens PSA 9: $415 in Septmeber 2021
1974 Wonder Bread #27 Dwight White PSA 9: $275 in December 2023
1974 Wonder Bread #16 Jim Otto PSA 10: $236.50 in December 2007

1974 Wonder Bread Football Key Cards

The Miami Dolphins had just won back-to-back Super Bowls, so Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, and Paul Warfield were the most promoted and desired cards in the set.