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1976 Pro Bowl
National Football League all-star game
National Football League all-star game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | pb |
| name | 1976 |
| visitor | AFC |
| home | NFC |
| visitor_qtr1 | 0 |
| home_qtr1 | 0 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 13 |
| home_qtr2 | 0 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 0 |
| home_qtr3 | 9 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 7 |
| home_qtr4 | 14 |
| date | January 26, 1976 |
| stadium | Louisiana Superdome |
| city | |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| visitor_coach | John Madden |
| visitor_coach_team | Oakland Raiders |
| home_coach | Chuck Knox |
| home_coach_team | Los Angeles Rams |
| MVP | Billy Johnson |
| MVPteam | Houston Oilers |
| referee | Fred Silva |
| attendance | 32,108 |
| network | ABC |
| announcers | Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, |
| and Alex Karras |
New Orleans, Louisiana and Alex Karras The 1976 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 26th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1975 season. The game was played on Monday night, January 26, 1976, at the new Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 32,108 in attendance. The final score was NFC 23, AFC 20. It was also the first Pro Bowl game played indoors.
The game featured the best players in the National Football League as selected by the league's coaches. John Madden of the Oakland Raiders led the AFC team against an NFC team led by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox.
The AFC's Billy "White Shoes" Johnson was named the game's MVP on the strength of a 90-yard punt return touchdown and a second punt return of 55 yards that set up a field goal. The referee was Fred Silva.
Players on the winning NFC team received $2,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $1,500.
Rosters
The 40-man Pro Bowl squads consisted of the following players:
Offense
| Position | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Terry Bradshaw – Pittsburgh | |
| Ken Anderson – Cincinnati | ||
| Dan Pastorini – Houston | Fran Tarkenton – Minnesota | |
| Jim Hart – St. Louis | ||
| Roger Staubach – Dallas | ||
| Mike Boryla – Philadelphia | ||
| Running back | O. J. Simpson – Buffalo | |
| Franco Harris – Pittsburgh | ||
| Lydell Mitchell – Baltimore | ||
| John Riggins – NY Jets | Chuck Foreman – Minnesota | |
| Terry Metcalf – St. Louis | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon – Los Angeles | ||
| Jim Otis – St. Louis | ||
| Wide receiver | Lynn Swann – Pittsburgh | |
| Isaac Curtis – Cincinnati | ||
| Cliff Branch – Oakland | ||
| Ken Burrough – Houston | Mel Gray – St. Louis | |
| John Gilliam –Minnesota | ||
| Harold Jackson – Los Angeles | ||
| Charley Taylor – Washington | ||
| Tight end | Riley Odoms – Denver | |
| Rich Caster – NY Jets | Charle Young – Philadelphia | |
| Charlie Sanders – Detroit | ||
| Tackle | Art Shell – Oakland | |
| George Kunz – Baltimore | ||
| Russ Washington – San Diego | Ron Yary – Minnesota | |
| Dan Dierdorf – St. Louis | ||
| Rayfield Wright – Dallas | ||
| Guard | Bob Kuechenberg – Miami | |
| Gene Upshaw – Oakland | ||
| Joe DeLamielleure – Buffalo | Ed White – Minnesota | |
| Conrad Dobler – St. Louis | ||
| Tom Mack – Los Angeles | ||
| Center | Jim Langer – Miami | |
| Jack Rudnay – Kansas City | Tom Banks – St. Louis | |
| Jeff Van Note – Atlanta |
Defense
| Position | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | John Dutton – Baltimore | |
| L. C. Greenwood – Pittsburgh | ||
| Elvin Bethea – Houston | Jack Youngblood – Los Angeles | |
| Cedrick Hardman – San Francisco | ||
| Fred Dryer – Los Angeles | ||
| Defensive tackle | Jerry Sherk – Cleveland | |
| Joe Greene – Pittsburgh | ||
| Curley Culp – Houston | Alan Page – Minnesota | |
| Merlin Olsen – Los Angeles | ||
| Wally Chambers – Chicago | ||
| Middle linebacker | Willie Lanier – Kansas City | |
| Jack Lambert – Pittsburgh | ||
| Randy Gradishar – Denver | Jeff Siemon – Minnesota | |
| Jack Reynolds – Los Angeles | ||
| Outside linebacker | Andy Russell – Pittsburgh | |
| Jack Ham – Pittsburgh | ||
| Phil Villapiano – Oakland | Chris Hanburger – Washington | |
| Isiah Robertson – Los Angeles | ||
| Fred Carr – Green Bay | ||
| Cornerback | Mel Blount – Pittsburgh | |
| Lemar Parrish – Cincinnati | ||
| Emmitt Thomas – Kansas City | Roger Wehrli – St. Louis | |
| Lem Barney – Detroit | ||
| Bobby Bryant – Minnesota | ||
| Safety | Mike Wagner – Pittsburgh | |
| Jake Scott – Miami | ||
| Jack Tatum –Oakland | ||
| Glen Edwards – Pittsburgh | Cliff Harris – Dallas | |
| Ken Houston – Washington | ||
| Paul Krause – Minnesota |
Special teams
| Position | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Jan Stenerud – Kansas City | Jim Bakken – St. Louis |
| Punter | Ray Guy – Oakland | John James – Atlanta |
| Return specialist | Billy Johnson – Houston | Steve Odom – Green Bay |
Roster Notes: :bold denotes player who participated in game :Injured player; selected but did not play :Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy
Number of selections by team
Note: these numbers include players selected to the team but unable to play as well as replacements for these injured players, so there are more than 40 players in each conference.
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References
References
- (January 26, 1976). "Pro Bowl fun closes '75 season". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (January 27, 1976). "NFC turns to home cookin' to hand AFC 23-20 loss". Eugene Register-Guard.
- "1976 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].
- (January 26, 1976). "Franco, O. J. give AC TD Edge in Pro Bowl". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- (January 27, 1976). "Boryla Passes Nip AFC". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- (January 27, 1976). "Pro Bowl Proves Ray Guy Can Really Punt". [[The Union Democrat]].
- "NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
- (December 25, 1975). "10 Steelers in Pro Bowl". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- "1976 Pro Bowl players". [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]].
- (January 25, 1976). "Steelers Everywhere in Pro Bowl Clash". [[Pittsburgh Press]].
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