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)
|  | 1| 2| 3| 4 | Total

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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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### Offense

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Position  | AFC  | NFC

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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

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Position  | AFC  | NFC

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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
Wally Chambers – Chicago
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

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Position  | AFC  | NFC

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Kicker | Toni Linhart – Baltimore  | Jim Bakken – St. Louis
Punter | Ray Guy – Oakland  | John James – Atlanta
Return specialist | Rick Upchurch – Denver  | Eddie Brown – Washington

## 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.

## 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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