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1974 Pro Bowl
National Football League all-star game
National Football League all-star game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | pb |
| name | 1974 |
| visitor | NFC |
| home | AFC |
| visitor_qtr1 | 0 |
| home_qtr1 | 3 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 10 |
| home_qtr2 | 3 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 0 |
| home_qtr3 | 3 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 3 |
| home_qtr4 | 6 |
| date | January 20, 1974 |
| stadium | Arrowhead Stadium |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri |
| visitor_coach | Tom Landry |
| visitor_coach_team | Dallas Cowboys |
| home_coach | John Madden |
| home_coach_team | Oakland Raiders |
| MVP | Garo Yepremian |
| MVPteam | Miami Dolphins |
| referee | Jack Reader |
| attendance | 51,484 |
| network | NBC |
| announcers | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis |
The 1974 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 24th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1973 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 20, 1974, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The final score was AFC 15, NFC 13. The attendance for the game was 51,484 though nearly 70,000 tickets were sold.
John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.
Kicker Garo Yepremian of the Miami Dolphins was the game's MVP. Yepremian set a Pro Bowl record which still stands as of 2018, kicking five field goals in the game. This was the last American football game to have the goal posts on the goal line, before being moved back to the endline the next year to make field goals harder for teams to make. The referee for the game was Jack Reader, who retired from on-field work after the Pro Bowl to accept a position as the NFL's Assistant Supervisor of Officials.
Players on the winning AFC team each received $2,000 while the NFC participants took home $1,500.
AFC roster
Offense
| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 12 Ken Stabler, Oakland | 12 Bob Griese, Miami |
| Running back | 32 O. J. Simpson, Buffalo | 44 Floyd Little, Denver |
| 22 Mercury Morris, Miami | ||
| Fullback | 39 Larry Csonka, Miami | 32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh |
| 44 Marv Hubbard, Oakland | ||
| Wide receivers | 25 Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland | |
| 27 Paul Warfield, Miami | 83 Jerome Barkum, N.Y. Jets | |
| 85 Isaac Curtis, Cincinnati | ||
| 25 Haven Moses, Denver | ||
| 25 Ron Shanklin, Pittsburgh | ||
| Tight end | 88 Riley Odoms, Denver | 84 Bob Trumpy, Cincinnati |
| Offensive tackle | 75 Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets | |
| 78 Art Shell, Oakland | 78 Dave Foley, Buffalo | |
| 79 Wayne Moore, Miami | ||
| Offensive guard | 66 Larry Little, Miami | |
| 63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland | 66 Bruce Van Dyke, Pittsburgh | |
| Center | 62 Jim Langer, Miami | 58 Jack Rudnay, Kansas City |
Defense
| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | 65 Elvin Bethea, Houston | |
| 68 L. C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh | 84 Bill Stanfill, Miami | |
| 78 Dwight White, Pittsburgh | ||
| Defensive tackle | 75 Joe Greene, Pittsburgh | |
| 70 Paul Smith, Denver | 74 Mike Reid, Cincinnati | |
| 72 Jerry Sherk, Cleveland | ||
| Outside linebacker | 34 Andy Russell, Pittsburgh | |
| 83 Ted Hendricks, Baltimore | 59 Jack Ham, Pittsburgh | |
| 41 Phil Villapiano, Oakland | ||
| Inside linebacker | 63 Willie Lanier, Kansas City | 85 Nick Buoniconti, Miami |
| Cornerback | 24 Willie Brown, Oakland | |
| 20 Robert James, Buffalo | 22 Clarence Scott, Cleveland | |
| Free safety | 13 Jake Scott, Miami | 31 Jack Tatum, Oakland |
| Strong safety | 40 Dick Anderson, Miami |
Special teams
NFC roster
Offense
| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 21 John Hadl, Los Angeles | 5 Roman Gabriel, Philadelphia |
| Running back | 44 Chuck Foreman, Minnesota | 35 Calvin Hill, Dallas |
| 30 Lawrence McCutcheon, Los Angeles | ||
| Fullback | 42 John Brockington, Green Bay | 45 Jim Bertelsen, Los Angeles |
| Wide receivers | 29 Harold Jackson, Los Angeles | |
| 42 Charley Taylor, Washington | 17 Harold Carmichael, Philadelphia | |
| 42 John Gilliam, Minnesota | ||
| Tight end | 86 Charle Young, Philadelphia | 82 Ted Kwalick, San Francisco |
| Offensive tackle | 70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas | |
| 73 Ron Yary, Minnesota | 82 George Kunz, Atlanta | |
| Offensive guard | 65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles | |
| 76 John Niland, Dallas | 68 Gale Gillingham, Green Bay | |
| 69 Woody Peoples, San Francisco | ||
| Center | 75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco | 64 Ed Flanagan, Detroit |
Defense
| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | 81 Carl Eller, Minnesota | |
| 87 Claude Humphrey, Atlanta | 85 Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles | |
| 71 John Zook, Atlanta | ||
| Defensive tackle | 74 Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles | |
| 88 Alan Page, Minnesota | 60 Wally Chambers, Chicago | |
| 74 Bob Lilly, Dallas | ||
| Outside linebacker | 55 Chris Hanburger, Washington | |
| 64 Dave Wilcox, San Francisco | 58 Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles | |
| Inside linebacker | 50 Jeff Siemon, Minnesota | 50 Jim Carter, Green Bay |
| 55 Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas | ||
| Cornerback | 20 Lem Barney, Detroit | |
| 20 Mel Renfro, Dallas | 48 Ken Ellis, Green Bay | |
| Free safety | 22 Paul Krause, Minnesota | 28 Bill Bradley, Philadelphia |
| Strong safety | 27 Ken Houston, Washington |
Special teams
| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Punter | 13 Tom Wittum, San Francisco | |
| Placekicker | 12 Nick Mike-Mayer, Atlanta | |
| Kick returner | 28 Herb Mul-Key, Washington |
References
References
- (January 21, 1974). "Football Exits With Dud". [[The Beaver County Times]].
- "The 1974 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.
- "1974 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].
- "NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
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