ABOUT 1950 BREAD FOR HEALTH
General Information
An extremely rare set from 1950, the Bread For Health basketball set is a true gem and very underrated. Given its size and variety of teams represented, it should be considered the fourth true vintage basketball set (the others three being 1948 Bowman, 1957 Topps and 1961 Fleer).
There are 32 different basketball cards in the set from 12 different NBA teams. In fact, it is arguably the first true NBA set as it came out after the Basketball Association of America merged with the National Basketball League on August 3, 1949. The labels appeared on the end of National Baking Company bread loafs. They were only issued during basketball season, and only in limited regional areas, so you can see why the are so hard to find.
Hall of Famers In the Set
The set includes 9 Naismith Hall of Fame players:
- Al Cervi*
- Bob Davies
- Joe Fulks
- Harry Gallatin
- Buddy Jeannette
- George Mikan
- Andy Phillip
- Arnie Risen
- Dolph Schayes
*Al Cervi's only card
Only Available In This Set
The set includes 11 cards that are not Naismith Hall of Fame players:
- Ralph Beard
- Vince Boryla
- Al Cervi
- Dike Eddleman
- Alex Groza*
- Paul Hoffman
- Tony Lavelli
- Ron Livingstone
- Fred Scolari
- Cornelius Simmons
- Brady Walker
*Groza is football HOFer Lou Groza's brother
1950 Bread For Health - Exemplars
George Mikan
Paul Hoffmann
Adolph Schayes
Andy Phillip
Ralph Beard
Joe Fulks
Bread For Health Checklist By Teams
Baltimore Bullets
Walt Budko
Paul Hoffmann
Buddy Jeannette
Boston Celtics
Bob Kinney
Tony Lavelli
Brady Walker
Chicago Stags
Ralph Beard
Stan Miasek
Gene Vance
Max Zaslofsky
Fort Wayne Pistons
Paul Armstrong
Fraud Schaus
Indianapolis Olympians
Alex Groza
Bruce Hale
Minneapolis Lakers
Arnold Ferrin
George Mikan
New York Knicks
Vince Boryla
Harry Gallatin
Connie Simmons
Philadelphia Warriors
Joe Fulks
Ronald Livingstone
Andy Phillip
George Senesky
Rochester Royals
Bob Davies
Arnold Risen
Syracuse Nationals
Al Cervi
Adoph Schayes
Paul Seymour
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Dike Eddleman (spelled Eddelman)
Washington Capitols
Charles Gilmur (spelled Gilmer)
Horace McKinney
Fred Scolari