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
1975 Wonder Bread Alan Page 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
1975 Wonder Bread Emmitt Thomas 1975 Wonder Bread 2 Emmitt Thomas Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Bishop Chiefs Hall of Fame 1986, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008
1975 Wonder Bread John Mendenhall 1975 Wonder Bread 3 John Mendenhall New York Giants defensive tackle Grambling
1975 Wonder Bread Ken Houston 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
1975 Wonder Bread Jack Ham 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
1975 Wonder Bread L.C. Greenwood 1975 Wonder Bread 6 L.C. Greenwood Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Arkansas-Pine Bluff Steelers Hall of Honor 2017
1975 Wonder Bread Tom Mack 1975 Wonder Bread 7 Tom Mack Los Angeles Rams guard Michigan Pro Football Hall of Fame 1999
1975 Wonder Bread Winston Hill 1975 Wonder Bread 8 Winston Hill New York Jets tackle Texas Southern Jets Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020
1975 Wonder Bread Isaac Curtis 1975 Wonder Bread 9 Isaac Curtis Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver California, San Diego State Bengals Ring of Honor 2022
1975 Wonder Bread Terry Owens 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Drew Pearson 1975 Wonder Bread 11 Drew Pearson Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Tulsa Cowboys Ring of Honor 2011
1975 Wonder Bread Don Cockroft 1975 Wonder Bread 12 Don Cockroft Cleveland Browns kicker Adams State
1975 Wonder Bread Bob Griese 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
1975 Wonder Bread Riley Odoms 1975 Wonder Bread 14 Riley Odoms Denver Broncos tight end Houston
1975 Wonder Bread Chuck Foreman 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Forrest Blue 1975 Wonder Bread 16 Forrest Blue San Francisco 49ers center Auburn
1975 Wonder Bread Franco Harris 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Larry Little 1975 Wonder Bread 18 Larry Little Miami Dolphins guard Bethune-Cookman Dolphins Honor Roll 1993, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993
1975 Wonder Bread Bill Bergey 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Ray Guy 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Ted Hendricks 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Levi Johnson 1975 Wonder Bread 22 Levi Johnson Detroit Lions defensive back Texas A and M - Kingsville
1975 Wonder Bread Jack Mildren 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.
1975 Wonder Bread Mel Tom 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.

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