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Specs
Year: 1974
Title: Wonder Bread
Size: 2-1/2″ by 3-1/2”
Number in Set: 30
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.
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.
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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.
Checklist
1 Jim Bakken
2 Forrest Blue
3 Bill Bradley
4 Willie Brown
5 Larry Csonka
6 Ken Ellis
7 Bruce Gossett
8 Bob Griese
9 Chris Hanburger
10 Winston Hill
11 Jim Johnson
12 Paul Krause
13 Ted Kwalick
14 Willie Lanier
15 Tom Mack
16 Jim Otto
17 Alan Page
18 Frank Pitts
19 Jim Plunkett
20 Mike Reid
21 Paul Smith
22 Bob Tucker
23 Jim Tyrer
24 Gene Upshaw
25 Phil Villapiano
26 Paul Warfield
27 Dwight White
28 Steve Owens
29 Jerrel Wilson
30 Ron Yary