1975 Pro Bowl

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1975 NFL Pro Bowl
A football signed by 1975 Pro Bowl players
1234 Total
NFC 03014 17
AFC 00100 10
DateJanuary 20, 1975
Stadium
Referee
Dick Jorgensen
Attendance26,484
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersFrank 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)
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
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
78 Art Shell, Oakland
70 Russ Washington, San Diego
73 Norm Evans, Miami
Offensive guard
66 Larry Little, Miami
63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland
67 Bob Kuechenberg, Miami
Center
62 Jim Langer, Miami 58 Jack Rudnay, Kansas City

Defense

Position Starter(s) Reserve(s)
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)
Punter
  8 Ray Guy, Oakland
Placekicker   10 Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh

NFC roster

Offense

Position Starter(s) Reserve(s)
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
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
70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas
73 Ron Yary, Minnesota
72 Dan Dierdorf, St. Louis
82 George Kunz, Atlanta
Offensive guard
68 Gale Gillingham, Green Bay
65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles
61 Blaine Nye, Dallas
Center
57 Jeff Van Note, Atlanta 75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco

Defense

Position Starter(s) Reserve(s)
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)
Punter
  13 Tom Wittum, San Francisco
Placekicker   13 Chester Marcol, Green Bay

References

  1. ^ "Harris passes lead NFC to Pro Bowl win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 21, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "The 1975 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "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.

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