1973 Pro Bowl

1973 NFL Pro Bowl
33	28
Date	January 21, 1973
Stadium	Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
MVP	O. J. Simpson (Buffalo Bills, RB)
Referee	Dick Jorgensen
Attendance	47,879
TV in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Frank Glieber, Alex Hawkins, Bruce Roberts
	← 1972 ; Pro Bowl ; 1974 → ;

The 1973 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 23rd annual all-star game, which featured the outstanding performers from the 1972 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 21, 1973, at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. It was the first Pro Bowl not to be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The final score was AFC 33, NFC 28. Running back O. J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills was named the game's Most Valuable Player.^[1]

Attendance at the game was 47,879.^[2] Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.^[3] The game's referee was Dick Jorgensen.^[2]

Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 each, while the NFC participants took home $1,500.^[4]

AFC roster

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	3 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland	21 John Hadl, San Diego 12 Joe Namath, N.Y. Jets
Running back	32 O. J. Simpson, Buffalo	22 Mercury Morris, Miami
Fullback	32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh	39 Larry Csonka, Miami 44 Marv Hubbard, Oakland
Wide receivers	89 Otis Taylor, Kansas City 27 Gary Garrison, San Diego	40 J.D. Hill, Buffalo 42 Paul Warfield, Miami
Tight end	87 Raymond Chester, Oakland	88 Rich Caster, N.Y. Jets
Offensive tackle	75 Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets 78 Art Shell, Oakland	78 Norm Evans, Miami
Offensive guard	66 Larry Little, Miami 63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland	78 Walt Sweeney, San Diego
Center	00 Jim Otto, Oakland	50 Bill Curry, Baltimore

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	65 Elvin Bethea, Houston 75 Deacon Jones, San Diego	84 Bill Stanfill, Miami 78 Dwight White, Pittsburgh
Defensive tackle	75 Joe Greene, Pittsburgh 74 Mike Reid, Cincinnati	70 Paul Smith, Denver
Outside linebacker	34 Andy Russell, Pittsburgh 83 Ted Hendricks, Baltimore	78 Bobby Bell, Kansas City
Inside linebacker	63 Willie Lanier, Kansas City	85 Nick Buoniconti, Miami 53 Henry Davis, Pittsburgh
Cornerback	24 Willie Brown, Oakland 20 Robert James, Buffalo	18 Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City
Free safety	13 Jake Scott, Miami
Strong safety	40 Dick Anderson, Miami	29 Ken Houston, Houston

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	17 Billy Kilmer, Washington	16 Norm Snead, N.Y. Giants
Running back	43 Larry Brown, Washington	35 Calvin Hill, Dallas 30 Ron Johnson, N.Y. Giants
Fullback	42 John Brockington, Green Bay	32 Walt Garrison, Dallas
Wide receivers	42 John Gilliam, Minnesota 18 Gene Washington, San Francisco	29 Harold Jackson, Philadelphia 42 Charley Taylor, Washington
Tight end	82 Ted Kwalick, San Francisco	86 Jim Mitchell, Atlanta
Offensive tackle	70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas 73 Ron Yary, Minnesota	76 Rocky Freitas, Detroit 75 George Kunz, Atlanta
Offensive guard	65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles 76 John Niland, Dallas	69 Woody Peoples, San Francisco
Center	75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco	56 Len Hauss, Washington

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	79 Coy Bacon, Los Angeles 87 Claude Humphrey, Atlanta	81 Jack Gregory, N.Y. Giants
Defensive tackle	78 Bob Brown, Green Bay 74 Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles	88 Alan Page, Minnesota
Outside linebacker	55 Chris Hanburger, Washington 64 Dave Wilcox, San Francisco	53 Fred Carr, Green Bay
Inside linebacker	51 Dick Butkus, Chicago	50 Tommy Nobis, Atlanta
Cornerback	20 Lem Barney, Detroit 37 Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco	20 Mel Renfro, Dallas
Free safety	28 Bill Bradley, Philadelphia	22 Paul Krause, Minnesota
Strong safety	34 Cornell Green, Dallas	48 Ron Smith, Chicago

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Placekicker	13 Chester Marcol, Green Bay
Kick returner	45 Speedy Duncan, Washington

^ "AFC holds off NFC by 33–28". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 22, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "1973 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.
^ "The 1973 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

"1973 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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