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1977 Pro Bowl
National Football League all-star game
National Football League all-star game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | pb |
| name | 1977 |
| visitor | NFC |
| home | AFC |
| visitor_qtr1 | 0 |
| home_qtr1 | 10 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 14 |
| home_qtr2 | 7 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 0 |
| home_qtr3 | 0 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 0 |
| home_qtr4 | 7 |
| date | January 17, 1977 |
| stadium | Kingdome |
| city | Seattle, Washington |
| visitor_coach | Chuck Knox |
| visitor_coach_team | Los Angeles Rams |
| home_coach | Chuck Noll |
| home_coach_team | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| MVP | Mel Blount |
| MVPteam | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| referee | Chuck Heberling |
| attendance | 63,214 |
| 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.
Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox. The referee was Chuck Heberling.
Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.
Rosters
Offense
| Position | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Cleveland Elam Sr. – San Francisco | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Toni Linhart – Baltimore | Jim Bakken – St. Louis |
| Punter | Ray Guy – Oakland | John James – Atlanta |
| Return specialist | Rick Upchurch – Denver | Eddie Brown – Washington |
References
References
- "1977 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].
- (January 18, 1977). "AFC bandits rob foes". [[Spokane Chronicle]].
- "NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
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