1975 Pro Bowl
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Date | January 20, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Referee Dick Jorgensen | | |||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 26,484 | ||||||||||||||||||
TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1975 Most Valuable Player.[1]
Attendance at the game was 26,484.[2] John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Los Angeles Rams' Chuck Knox.[3] The referee for the game was Dick Jorgensen.[4] It was the first of five straight Pro Bowls played on ABC's Monday Night Football package.
AFC roster
Offense
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 12 Ken Stabler, Oakland | 12 Bob Griese, Miami |
Running back | 32 O. J. Simpson, Buffalo | 35 Greg Pruitt, Cleveland |
Fullback | 24 Otis Armstrong, Denver | 39 Larry Csonka, Miami 32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh |
Wide receivers
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21 Cliff Branch, Oakland 85 Isaac Curtis, Cincinnati |
25 Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland 27 Paul Warfield, Miami |
Tight end | 88 Riley Odoms, Denver | 88 Rich Caster, N.Y. Jets |
Offensive tackle
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78 Art Shell, Oakland 70 Russ Washington, San Diego |
73 Norm Evans, Miami |
Offensive guard
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66 Larry Little, Miami 63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland |
67 Bob Kuechenberg, Miami |
Center
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62 Jim Langer, Miami | 58 Jack Rudnay, Kansas City |
Defense
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Defensive end | 68 L. C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh 84 Bill Stanfill, Miami |
65 Elvin Bethea, Houston |
Defensive tackle | 75 Joe Greene, Pittsburgh 72 Jerry Sherk, Cleveland |
60 Otis Sistrunk, Oakland |
Outside linebacker | 59 Jack Ham, Pittsburgh 34 Andy Russell, Pittsburgh |
41 Phil Villapiano, Oakland |
Inside linebacker | 32 Mike Curtis, Baltimore | 63 Willie Lanier, Kansas City |
Cornerback | 20 Robert James, Buffalo 18 Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City |
20 Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati |
Free safety | 31 Jack Tatum, Oakland | 37 Tommy Casanova, Cincinnati 13 Jake Scott, Miami |
Strong safety | 40 Dick Anderson, Miami |
Special teams
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Punter
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8 Ray Guy, Oakland | |
Placekicker | 10 Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh |
NFC roster
Offense
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 17 Jim Hart, St. Louis | 12 |
Running back | 30 Lawrence McCutcheon, Los Angeles | 35 Calvin Hill, Dallas 21 Terry Metcalf, St. Louis |
Fullback | 44 Chuck Foreman, Minnesota | |
Wide receivers
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88 Drew Pearson, Dallas 42 Charley Taylor, Washington |
42 John Gilliam, Minnesota 85 Mel Gray, St. Louis |
Tight end | 86 Charle Young, Philadelphia | 88 Charlie Sanders, Detroit |
Offensive tackle
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70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas 73 Ron Yary, Minnesota |
72 Dan Dierdorf, St. Louis 82 George Kunz, Atlanta |
Offensive guard
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68 Gale Gillingham, Green Bay 65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles |
61 Blaine Nye, Dallas |
Center
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57 Jeff Van Note, Atlanta | 75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco |
Defense
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Defensive end | 81 Carl Eller, Minnesota 87 Claude Humphrey, Atlanta |
85 Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles |
Defensive tackle | 74 Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles 88 Alan Page, Minnesota |
72 Diron Talbert, Washington |
Outside linebacker | 55 Chris Hanburger, Washington 56 Ted Hendricks, Green Bay |
58 Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles |
Inside linebacker | 66 Bill Bergey, Philadelphia | 55 Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas |
Cornerback | 28 Willie Buchanon, Green Bay 22 Roger Wehrli, St. Louis |
37 Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco |
Free safety | 22 Paul Krause, Minnesota | 43 Cliff Harris, Dallas 26 Dick Jauron, Detroit |
Strong safety | 27 Ken Houston, Washington |
Special teams
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Punter
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13 Tom Wittum, San Francisco | |
Placekicker | 13 Chester Marcol, Green Bay |
References
- ^ "Harris passes lead NFC to Pro Bowl win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 21, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "The 1975 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "1975 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
External links
- "1975 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.