1973 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

1973 NFL Pro Bowl | AFC | NFC

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33 | 28
Head coach:
Chuck Noll
(Pittsburgh Steelers) | Head coach:
Tom Landry
(Dallas Cowboys)
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AFC | 0| 10| 10| 13 | 33
NFC | 14| 0| 0| 14 | 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

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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

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### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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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

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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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

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Punter |   44 Jerrel Wilson, Kansas City |
Placekicker |   10 Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh |
Kick returner | 40 Bruce Laird, Baltimore |

## NFC roster

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### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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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

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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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

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Placekicker |   13 Chester Marcol, Green Bay |
Kick returner | 45 Speedy Duncan, Washington |

## References

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1. ^ "AFC holds off NFC by 33–28". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 22, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "The 1973 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
4. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

## External links

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

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