1971 Kelloggs Football Cards

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There are 60 cards in the full set of 1971 Kellogg's 3-D football cards. The cards came inside boxes of Kellogg's cereal. (You can see a picture of an empty box at mrbreakfast.com.) Whereas 1970 Kellogg's football cards could also be purchased via mail order, 1971 cards could not, so the 1971 cards are scarcer.

Inside the cereal boxes, the cards were wrapped in plain, semi-transparent paper. Because you can see which player is inside each wrapper, it is possible to collect a full unopened set of cards.

The Kellogg's cards are plastic (with a paper backing), and their corners are not dinged as easily as cardboard. The plastic is susceptible to cracking, however. Apparently, it is even possible for a card to crack while inside a hard plastic holder.

There is not much overlap between the 1970 and 1971 Kellogg's sets. I presume this was intentional. I count just five players--Dick Butkus, Bob Griese, Mel Renfro, Floyd Little, and John Unitas--who appeared on both 1970 and 1971 Kellogg's cards. Two players in the 1971 set, Tom Barrington and Bob Grant, never appeared on a football card in a major issue.

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Set	#	Card Title/Players	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes
1971 Kelloggs	1	Tom Barrington	New Orleans Saints	running back	Ohio State		Barrington played for the Washington Redskins in 1966 and for the Saints from 1967 to 1970. He did not appear on a card in a major issue. This card was issued after his last season in the league.
1971 Kelloggs	2	Chris Hanburger	Washington Redskins	linebacker	North Carolina	Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011
1971 Kelloggs	3	Frank Nunley	San Francisco 49ers	linebacker	Michigan		Nunley played 10 seasons in the NFL, all with the 49ers.
1971 Kelloggs	4	Houston Antwine	Boston Patriots	defensive tackle, defensive end	Southern Illinois
1971 Kelloggs	5	Ron Johnson	New York Giants	running back	Michigan	College Hall of Fame 1992	Johnson placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1968. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates.
1971 Kelloggs	6	Craig Morton	Dallas Cowboys	quarterback	California	Broncos Ring of Fame 1988, College Hall of Fame 1992
1971 Kelloggs	7	Jack Snow	Los Angeles Rams	wide receiver	Notre Dame
1971 Kelloggs	8	Mel Renfro	Dallas Cowboys	defensive back	Oregon	College Hall of Fame 1986, Cowboys Ring of Honor 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996
1971 Kelloggs	9	Les Josephson	Los Angeles Rams	running back	Augustana
1971 Kelloggs	10	Gary Garrison	San Diego Chargers	wide receiver	San Diego State	Chargers Hall of Fame 1985
1971 Kelloggs	11	Dave Herman	New York Jets	guard	Michigan State
1971 Kelloggs	12	Fred Dryer	New York Giants	defensive end	San Diego State	College Hall of Fame 1997
1971 Kelloggs	13	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	running back	Kansas State	Commanders Ring of Fame
1971 Kelloggs	14	Gene Washington	Minnesota Vikings	wide receiver	Michigan State	College Hall of Fame 2011	Washington also ran track at Michigan State. In 1965, he was the NCAA indoor champion in the 60-yard hurdles.
1971 Kelloggs	15	Joe Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers	defensive tackle	North Texas	College Hall of Fame 1984, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017
1971 Kelloggs	16	Marlin Briscoe	Buffalo Bills	wide receiver	Nebraska - Omaha	College Hall of Fame 2016	Briscoe had 1036 yards receiving and made the Pro Bowl in 1970.
1971 Kelloggs	17	Bob Grant	Baltimore Colts	linebacker	Wake Forest		Grant played for the Colts from 1968 to 1970. He played for the Washington Redskins in 1971, the year this card was issued. He never appeared on a football card in a major issue.
1971 Kelloggs	18	Dan Conners	Oakland Raiders	linebacker	Miami Florida
1971 Kelloggs	19	Mike Curtis	Baltimore Colts	linebacker	Duke
1971 Kelloggs	20	Harry Schuh	Oakland Raiders	tackle	Memphis		Schuh is shown with the Raiders, but he played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1971.
1971 Kelloggs	21	Rich Jackson	Denver Broncos	defensive end	Southern	Broncos Ring of Fame 1984
1971 Kelloggs	22	Clint Jones	Minnesota Vikings	running back	Michigan State	College Hall of Fame 2015	Jones had his best season in 1971, rushing for 675 yards.
1971 Kelloggs	23	Hewritt Dixon	Oakland Raiders	halfback	Florida A and M		Dixon did not play in 1971; his last season was 1970.
1971 Kelloggs	24	Jess Phillips	Cincinnati Bengals	defensive back	Michigan State
1971 Kelloggs	25	Gary Cuozzo	Minnesota Vikings	quarterback	Virginia

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