Issues with 1978 and 1979 Kellogg's Cards

I'm working on sorting the 1978s and 1979s.  I have two different issues with these two sets.  The 1979s have two different styles, normally called Red and Orange referring to the Kellogg's name on the front.  The 1978s have one big problem. 

The red set consists of thin card stock with a bright white background color and border.  The orange set in on a thick card stock,  or at least the plastic coating is thick.  These orange cards have a dull finish that looks like it was a mistake somehow.  There seems to be a lot of color variation with the orange cards and some look quite bad.

It was easy to sort the 1979s since I think I only acquired three of them in the last few years.  I had lots of these cards early on and I kept buying cheap lots to work on obtaining all of the variations.  That project has stalled since I am just about done.  Now I am hoping to get the unopened pack variations.

I also didn't get many 1978s in the last few years since I'd bought a few large lots years ago.  I have so many of these cards with cracks.  For some Kellogg's sets a few cracks don't look bad.  The 1978s have cracks and bubbles that really do look bad sometimes. 

On to the 1977s, where I don't have lots of cards.  I hope that is easy. 

1979 Kellogg's Unopened Packs

Yes, I am still trying to get all of the variations.  I just got five more in the mail today in a lot of 1979 unopened packs.  I'm getting close to completing the first print run in unopened packs.

Here is what I need now for the first print run.

It looks like a 1976 list since the first three cards in the set weren't issued in cereal boxes.  I did see one of them sell on ebay in a pack, so I don't know what to believe.

A Nice Surprise in the Sunday Sports Section Today

The Chicago Tribune had a story about this guy who tweets about sports from the 1970s.  Shockingly, the paper chose a tweet that included a Kellogg's card.  A clip from today's article is below.  

Since the author has got to be around my age I'd probably enjoy reading his stuff but that's not something I do.  

The White Sox fan was disappointed to pull out a Wayne Nordhagen card in 1979?  After checking Wayne's stats, I could see why.  Nordhagen had hit .301 in 1978, but he only batted 206 times.  Those 206 ABs were more than his total from his first two years (177).  

He only played in 500 career games with four different teams.  Although he didn't reach the majors with them, he was with three other teams - Yankees, Braves and Phillies (twice).  

The writer doesn't add anything else about this card, but there are some interest comments to his tweet.