1979 Coke Saints Football Cards

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There are 45 cards in the 1979 Coke Saints set, one for nearly every player on the team. The photos on the cards are the nicest I have seen in any set. The backs of the cards contain basic biographical information about the players. On the bottom of each card back is a Topps copyright, so apparently Topps printed them for Coke.

Dick Nolan was the head coach of the Saints in 1979. He did not have a card in this set, but he had appeared on a few cards as a player. Nolan's Saints finished 8-8 in 1979.

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Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1979 Coke Saints Archie Manning 1979 Coke Saints 1 Archie Manning New Orleans Saints quarterback Mississippi College Hall of Fame 1989, Saints Hall of Fame 1988 Manning had the NFL's longest pass completion in 1979, an 85-yard play to Wes Chandler.
1979 Coke Saints Ed Burns 1979 Coke Saints 2 Ed Burns New Orleans Saints quarterback Nebraska
1979 Coke Saints Bobby Scott 1979 Coke Saints 3 Bobby Scott New Orleans Saints quarterback Tennessee
1979 Coke Saints Russell Erxleben 1979 Coke Saints 4 Russell Erxleben New Orleans Saints punter Texas exmt
1979 Coke Saints Eric Felton 1979 Coke Saints 5 Eric Felton New Orleans Saints defensive back Texas Tech nm+
1979 Coke Saints David Gray 1979 Coke Saints 6 David Gray New Orleans Saints defensive back San Diego State
1979 Coke Saints Ricky Ray 1979 Coke Saints 7 Ricky Ray New Orleans Saints defensive back Norfolk State
1979 Coke Saints Clarence Chapman 1979 Coke Saints 8 Clarence Chapman New Orleans Saints defensive back Eastern Michigan exmt
1979 Coke Saints Kim Jones 1979 Coke Saints 9 Kim Jones New Orleans Saints running back Colorado State
1979 Coke Saints Mike Strachan 1979 Coke Saints 10 Mike Strachan New Orleans Saints running back Iowa State nm+
1979 Coke Saints Tony Galbreath 1979 Coke Saints 11 Tony Galbreath New Orleans Saints running back Missouri Saints Hall of Fame 1991 nm
1979 Coke Saints Tom Myers 1979 Coke Saints 12 Tom Myers New Orleans Saints safety Syracuse Saints Hall of Fame 1989 Myers had the NFL's longest interception return in 1978, 97 yards for a touchdown.
1979 Coke Saints Chuck Muncie 1979 Coke Saints 13 Chuck Muncie New Orleans Saints running back California Muncie threw 7 passes in his NFL career, completing 4 of them for 126 yards. All 4 completions went for touchdowns.
1979 Coke Saints Jack Holmes 1979 Coke Saints 14 Jack Holmes New Orleans Saints running back Texas Southern nm-mt
1979 Coke Saints Don Schwartz 1979 Coke Saints 15 Don Schwartz New Orleans Saints defensive back Washington State
1979 Coke Saints Ralph McGill 1979 Coke Saints 16 Ralph McGill New Orleans Saints defensive back Tulsa nm-mt
1979 Coke Saints Ken Bordelon 1979 Coke Saints 17 Ken Bordelon New Orleans Saints linebacker LSU nm+
1979 Coke Saints Jim Kovach 1979 Coke Saints 18 Jim Kovach New Orleans Saints linebacker Kentucky
1979 Coke Saints Pat Hughes 1979 Coke Saints 19 Pat Hughes New Orleans Saints linebacker Boston University nm
1979 Coke Saints Reggie Mathis 1979 Coke Saints 20 Reggie Mathis New Orleans Saints linebacker Oklahoma
1979 Coke Saints Jim Merlo 1979 Coke Saints 21 Jim Merlo New Orleans Saints linebacker Fresno City College, Stanford nm
1979 Coke Saints Joe Federspiel 1979 Coke Saints 22 Joe Federspiel New Orleans Saints linebacker Kentucky Saints Hall of Fame 1993 nm-mt
1979 Coke Saints Don Reese 1979 Coke Saints 23 Don Reese New Orleans Saints defensive end Jackson State Reese, Robert Brazile, and Rickey Young were teammates at Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. For more high school teammates who played in the NFL, see the Gallery's High School Teammates page.
1979 Coke Saints Roger Finnie 1979 Coke Saints 24 Roger Finnie New Orleans Saints tackle, guard Florida A and M nm-mt
1979 Coke Saints John Hill 1979 Coke Saints 25 John Hill New Orleans Saints center Lehigh nm+

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