1977 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

1977 NFL Pro Bowl | NFC | AFC

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14 | 24
Head coach:
Chuck Knox
(Los Angeles Rams) | Head coach:
Chuck Noll
(Pittsburgh Steelers)
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NFC | 0| 14| 0| 0 | 14
AFC | 10| 7| 0| 7 | 24
Date| January 17, 1977
Stadium| Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
MVP| Mel Blount (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Referee| Chuck Heberling
Attendance| 63,214
TV in the United States
Network| ABC
Announcers| Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras

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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.[1]

Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox.[1] The referee was Chuck Heberling.[1]

Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[2] Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.[3]

## Rosters

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### AFC

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1977 AFC Pro Bowl roster

Quarterbacks

* 7 Bert Jones (BAL)
* 12 Ken Stabler (OAK)
* 13 Bob Griese (MIA)
* 14 Ken Anderson (CIN)

Running backs

* 32 Franco Harris (PIT) FB
* 34 Greg Pruitt (CLE) HB / KR
* 26 Lydell Mitchell (BAL) HB / PR

Wide receivers

* 00 Ken Burrough (HOU) KR / PR
* 21 Cliff Branch (ORK) PR
* 84 Billy Johnson (HOU) KR / PR
* 88 Lynn Swann (PIT) PR
* 89 Nat Moore (MIA) PR / KR

Tight ends

* 81 Russ Francis (NE)
* 87 Dave Casper (OAK)

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Offensive linemen

* 78 Art Shell (OAK) T
* 63 Gene Upshaw (OAK) G / T
* 67 Bob Kuechenberg (MIA) G
* 62 Jim Langer (MIA) C
* 50 Dave Dalby (OAK) C
* 75 George Kunz (BAL) T

Defensive linemen

* 63 Mike Barnes (BAL) DT
* 70 Mack Mitchell DE
* 77 Lyle Alzado (DEN) DE
* 74 Louie Kelcher (SD) DT
* 78 John Dutton (BAL) DE
* 76 Curley Culp (HOU) DT / NG
* 79 Coy Bacon (CIN) DE

|  | Linebackers

* 53 Randy Gradishar (DEN) ILB / MLB
* 58 Jack Lambert (PIT) MLB
* 57 Tom Jackson (DEN) OLB
* 52 Robert Brazile (HOU) OLB

Defensive backs

* 20 Louis Wright (DEN) CB
* 23 Lemar Parrish (CIN) CB
* 22 Mike Haynes (NE) CB
* 43 Tony Greene (BUF) FS
* 36 Bill Thompson (DEN) SS
* 37 Tommy Casanova (CIN) SS

Special teams

* 8Ray Guy (OAK) P
* 2 Toni Linhart (BAL) K

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### NFC

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1977 NFC Pro Bowl roster

Quarterbacks

* 10 Fran Tarkenton (MIN)
* 11 Pat Haden (RAM)
* 12 Roger Staubach (DAL)
* 17 Jim Hart (STL)

Running backs

* 21 Terry Metcalf (STL) HB / PR

* 30 Lawrence McCutcheon (RAM) RB

* 34 Walter Payton (CHI) HB
* 26 Chuck Foreman (MIN) RB / PR

Wide receivers

* 29 Harold Jackson (ATL) HB / PR
* 86 Sammy White (MIN)
* 88 Drew Pearson (DAL)
* 85 Mel Gray (STL) PR / KR

Tight ends

* 89 Billy Joe Dupree (DAL)
* 84 Jean Fugett (WAS)

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Offensive linemen

* 77 Doug France (RAM) T
* 72 Dan Dierdorf (STL) T
* 73 Ron Yary (MIN) T
* 65 Tom Mack (RAM) T
* 55 Tom Banks (STL) C/G
* 61 Rich Saul (RAM) C

Defensive linemen

* 85 Jack Youngblood (RAM) DE
* 79 Harvey Martin (DAL) DE
* 87 Claude Humphrey (ATL) DE
* 54 Randy White (DAL) DT
* 90 Larry Brooks (RAM) DT
* 76 Cleveland Elam (SF) DL

|  | Linebackers

* 10 Brad Van Pelt (NYG) ILB
* 50 Jeff Siemon (MIN) MLB
* 59 Matt Blair (MIN) ILB
* 58 Isiah Robertson (RAM)
* 66 Bill Bergey (PHI) ILB / MLB

Defensive backs

* 48 Alan Ellis (CHI) CB
* 22 Rolland Lawrence (ATL) CB
* 25 Eddie Brown (WAS) CB / S
* 43 Cliff Harris (DAL) FS
* 23 Roger Wehrli (STL) CB
* 28 Monte Jackson (RAM) SS

Special teams

* 6 John James (ATL) P
* 1 Efren Herrera (DAL) K

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## References

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1. ^ a b c "1977 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. ^ "AFC bandits rob foes". Spokane Chronicle. AP. January 18, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
3. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
4. ^ a b "1977 NFL Pro Bowl, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

## External links

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* "1977 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

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