1975 Wonder Bread Football Cards
The 1975 Wonder Bread set is plain but cheap: you can find most of the cards online for a dollar or two. There are only 24 cards in the set, so not all of the 1975 NFL teams are represented.The players on the cards compose a starting lineup of 11 defensive players, 11 offensive players, a kicker, and a punter. The 11 defensive players have red borders; the rest have blue borders. There are no Bills, Falcons, Cardinals, Colts, Oilers, or Saints in the set.
The backs of the cards contain the players’ stats and short quizzes. One quiz question is “What would happen if after a kickoff the ball deflates in flight?” Do you suppose that’s ever happened? Well if it did, the referee would get a new ball and it would be re-kicked, according to John Mendenhall’s card.
The card backs also say that Topps printed the cards. Like the regular issue 1975 Topps cards, the Wonder Bread cards have no team logos on them, and the two helmets that appear among the images are airbrushed. The cards don’t even have the teams’ cities on them. As I said, they're pretty plain. The little quizzes are the best part.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 1 | Alan Page | Minnesota Vikings | defensive tackle | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1993, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 2 | Emmitt Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs | defensive back | Bishop | Chiefs Hall of Fame 1986, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 3 | John Mendenhall | New York Giants | defensive tackle | Grambling | |||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 4 | Ken Houston | Washington Redskins | defensive back | Prairie View | Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986, Titans Ring of Honor 1999 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 5 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers | linebacker | Penn State | College Hall of Fame 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1988, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 6 | L.C. Greenwood | Pittsburgh Steelers | defensive end | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 7 | Tom Mack | Los Angeles Rams | guard | Michigan | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1999 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 8 | Winston Hill | New York Jets | tackle | Texas Southern | Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 9 | Isaac Curtis | Cincinnati Bengals | wide receiver | California, San Diego State | Bengals Ring of Honor 2022 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 10 | Terry Owens | San Diego Chargers | tackle | Jacksonville State | Owens played ten seasons in the AFL and NFL, all for the Chargers. | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 11 | Drew Pearson | Dallas Cowboys | wide receiver | Tulsa | Cowboys Ring of Honor 2011 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 12 | Don Cockroft | Cleveland Browns | kicker | Adams State | |||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 13 | Bob Griese | Miami Dolphins | quarterback | Purdue | College Hall of Fame 1984, Dolphins Honor Roll 1990, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 14 | Riley Odoms | Denver Broncos | tight end | Houston | Broncos Ring of Fame 2024 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 15 | Chuck Foreman | Minnesota Vikings | running back | Miami Florida | Vikings Ring of Honor 2007 | Foreman led the NFL with 73 pass receptions in 1975. | |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 16 | Forrest Blue | San Francisco 49ers | center | Auburn | |||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 17 | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | running back | Penn State | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990, Steelers Hall of Honor 2017 | Harris placed fourth in the 1975 Superstars competition. | |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 18 | Larry Little | Miami Dolphins | guard | Bethune-Cookman | Dolphins Honor Roll 1993, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993 | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 19 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles | linebacker | Arkansas State | Eagles Honor Roll 1988 | Bergey recovered 6 fumbles in 1975, most in the NFL. | |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 20 | Ray Guy | Oakland Raiders | punter | Southern Mississippi | College Hall of Fame 2004, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014 | Guy averaged 43.8 yards per punt in 1975, leading the NFL. | |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 21 | Ted Hendricks | Green Bay Packers | linebacker | Miami Florida | College Hall of Fame 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1990, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | Hendricks shares the NFL record for safeties in a career. He had 4. | |
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1975 Wonder Bread | 22 | Levi Johnson | Detroit Lions | defensive back | Texas A and M - Kingsville | |||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 23 | Jack Mildren | New England Patriots | defensive back | Oklahoma | Mildren placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1971. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates. | ||
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1975 Wonder Bread | 24 | Mel Tom | Chicago Bears | defensive end | San Jose State | Tom's daughter, Logan Tom, played on the U.S. women's Olympic volleyball team in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. The team won silver medals in 2008 and 2012. |