1978 Country Kitchen Vikings Football Cards

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There are seven photos in the 1978 Country Kitchen Minnesota Vikings set. They were distributed by Country Kitchen restaurants, a chain headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, and concentrated in the upper midwest. (I assume that the pictures were available only around Minneapolis.) The pictures are 5x7 inches, and they are printed on glossy paper, like most team issue photos. The backs of the pictures contain bios of the players. The photos are not numbered, so I have listed the players in alphabetical order.

Set	Card Title/Players	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Bobby Bryant	Minnesota Vikings	defensive back	South Carolina		Bryant had 51 interceptions with the Vikings, second-most in team history. Paul Krause had 53.
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Tommy Kramer	Minnesota Vikings	quarterback	Rice	College Hall of Fame 2012	Kramer placed fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1976. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates.
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Paul Krause	Minnesota Vikings	defensive back	Iowa	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1998, Vikings Ring of Honor 1998	Krause and Vikings teammate Wally Hilgenberg were co-captains at Iowa, according to the back of this photo.
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Ahmad Rashad	Minnesota Vikings	wide receiver	Oregon	College Hall of Fame 2007, Vikings Ring of Honor 2017	Rashad was named the MVP of the 1979 Pro Bowl, played in January after the 1978 season.
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Jeff Siemon	Minnesota Vikings	linebacker	Stanford	College Hall of Fame 2006	Siemon's daughter, Kelley Siemon, was a forward on the Notre Dame women's basketball team.
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Mick Tingelhoff	Minnesota Vikings	center	Nebraska	Pro Football Hall of Fame 2015, Vikings Ring of Honor 2001
1978 Country Kitchen Vikings	Sammy White	Minnesota Vikings	running back	Grambling