1977 Pro Bowl
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| Date | January 17, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Kingdome Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mel Blount (Pittsburgh Steelers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Chuck Heberling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 63,214 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 27th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1976 season. The game was played on Monday, January 17, 1977, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington in front of a crowd of 63,214. The final score was AFC 24, NFC 14.[1]
Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox.[1] The referee was Chuck Heberling.[1]
Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.[3]
Rosters
Offense
| Position | AFC | NFC |
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| Quarterback | Bert Jones – Baltimore Ken Anderson – Cincinnati Ken Stabler – Oakland |
Fran Tarkenton – Minnesota Jim Hart – St. Louis Roger Staubach – Dallas |
| Running back | O. J. Simpson – Buffalo Franco Harris – Pittsburgh Lydell Mitchell – Baltimore Greg Pruitt – Cleveland Browns Otis Armstrong – Denver Broncos |
Chuck Foreman – Minnesota Delvin Williams – San Francisco Lawrence McCutcheon – Los Angeles Mike Thomas – Washington Walter Payton – Chicago |
| Wide receiver | Roger Carr – Baltimore Isaac Curtis – Cincinnati Cliff Branch – Oakland Charlie Joiner – San Diego |
Mel Gray – St. Louis Drew Pearson –Dallas Ron Jessie – Los Angeles Sammy White – Minnesota |
| Tight end | Dave Casper – Oakland Russ Francis – New England Patriots |
Billy Joe Dupree – Dallas Charlie Sanders – Detroit |
| Tackle | Art Shell – Oakland George Kunz – Baltimore Leon Gray – New England |
Ron Yary – Minnesota Dan Dierdorf – St. Louis Rayfield Wright – Dallas |
| Guard | John Hannah – New England Gene Upshaw – Oakland Joe DeLamielleure – Buffalo |
Ed White – Minnesota Conrad Dobler – St. Louis Blaine Nye – Dallas |
| Center | Jim Langer – Miami Jack Rudnay – Kansas City |
Tom Banks – St. Louis Rich Saul – Los Angeles |
Defense
| Position | AFC | NFC |
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| Defensive end | John Dutton – Baltimore L. C. Greenwood – Pittsburgh Coy Bacon – Cincinnati |
Jack Youngblood – Los Angeles Harvey Martin – Dallas Tommy Hart – San Francisco |
| Defensive tackle | Jerry Sherk – Cleveland Joe Greene – Pittsburgh Curley Culp – Houston |
Alan Page – Minnesota Larry Brooks – Los Angeles Wally Chambers – Chicago |
| Middle linebacker | Jack Lambert – Pittsburgh Jim LeClair – Cincinnati |
Jeff Siemon – Minnesota Bill Bergey – Philadelphia |
| Outside linebacker | Robert Brazile – Houston Jack Ham – Pittsburgh Phil Villapiano – Oakland |
Chris Hanburger – Washington Isiah Robertson – Los Angeles Brad Van Pelt – New York Dave Washington – San Francisco |
| Cornerback | Mel Blount – Pittsburgh Lemar Parrish – Cincinnati Emmitt Thomas – Kansas City Mike Haynes – New England |
Roger Wehrli – St. Louis Lem Barney – Detroit Monte Jackson – Los Angeles |
| Safety | Mike Wagner – Pittsburgh Tommy Casanova – Cincinnati Glen Edwards – Pittsburgh |
Cliff Harris – Dallas Ken Houston – Washington Charlie Waters – Dallas |
Special teams
| Position | AFC | NFC |
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| Kicker | Toni Linhart – Baltimore | Jim Bakken – St. Louis |
| Punter | Ray Guy – Oakland | John James – Atlanta |
| Return specialist | Rick Upchurch – Denver | Eddie Brown – Washington |
References
- ^ a b c "1977 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "AFC bandits rob foes". Spokane Chronicle. AP. January 18, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
External links
- "1977 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.