As I complained in my article about the set, what kid would give the diagrams a second look? But Stram had just taken over as the Saints’ coach in 1976, so perhaps Topps (who printed the cards for Wonder Bread) was trying to ride the buzz about that. Each features a diagram one of Hank Stram’s favorite plays, along with a detailed description of the play. Filler, I tell you.įinally, we have the 1976 Wonder Bread set, which gets my vote for the worst card backs ever. Some of the generic diagrams appear on multiple cards, too. Cards of players with lots of stats don’t have diagrams on them, but cards of linemen, defensive players, and rookies all do. One of these is the 1955 Bowman set, which has a generic play diagram on the back of most cards. A couple of other issues have them on the back. The Philadelphia cards are the only ones I can think of with play diagrams on the front. Could the Lions’ play of the year really have been just a ten-yard completion? “But Jim, what about that 75-yard TD pass from Earl Morrall to Terry Barr?” “Sorry, Lou, it won’t fit on the card.” I am sticking to my theory. I theorized then that Philadelphia chose short plays so the diagrams would fit on the cards. Since some cardless players’ names appear on the Play of the Year cards, I can at least offer one of those cards to the friend or relative.Īs I wrote last year, the Play of the Year cards actually feature some pretty ordinary plays. Occasionally a player’s friend or relative will ask me if I have a card of the player, but I have to tell him that the player never appeared on a card. The back of each team’s Play of the Year card includes a list of the offensive players, which I like. Pictured here are the 1964 Packers Play of the Year card and the 1965 Philadelphia Colts Play of the Year card. The 1964 Play of the Year cards could be considered Shula and Lombardi’s rookie cards, but I haven’t seen them designated as such. Neither coach, to my knowledge, was pictured on card of his own during his career. The small images are a nice touch, I suppose, but I would have preferred dedicated cards with full-size images for the coaches.Īmong the coaches on the Play of the Year cards are Don Shula and Vince Lombardi. On the front of each card is a diagram of the play and a small image of the team’s head coach. The 19 Philadelphia sets include a “Play of the Year” card for each team. (Hmm, does that mean I’m using them for filler, too?) I can’t think of a better subject that starts with “X,” though, so here’s a quick rundown. To me the diagrams seem like filler, and I am not fond of them. A few vintage football cards show diagrams of plays.
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