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1971 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

Field	Value
type	pb
name	1971
image	LA Coliseum gate.jpg
image_size	230px
caption	The front of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum
visitor	AFC
home	NFC
visitor_qtr1	0
home_qtr1	0
visitor_qtr2	3
home_qtr2	3
visitor_qtr3	3
home_qtr3	10
visitor_qtr4	0
home_qtr4	14
date	January 24, 1971
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
city	Los Angeles, California
visitor_coach	John Madden
visitor_coach_team	[Oakland Raiders](1970-oakland-raiders-season)
home_coach	Dick Nolan
home_coach_team	[San Francisco 49ers](1970-san-francisco-49ers-season)
MVP	Fred Carr
MVPteam	[Green Bay Packers](1970-green-bay-packers-season), LB
MVP2	Mel Renfro
MVP2team	[Dallas Cowboys](1970-dallas-cowboys-season), CB
odds	NFC
referee	Fred Silva
attendance	48,222
network	CBS
announcers	Jack Whitaker, Frank Gifford, Bruce Roberts

The 1971 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 21st annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1970 season. The game was played on January 24, 1971, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The final score was NFC 27, AFC 6.

Defensive back Mel Renfro of the Dallas Cowboys was named the game's offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his two punt return touchdowns (82 and 56 yards) on special teams, and linebacker Fred Carr of the Green Bay Packers was selected as the defensive MVP.

Attendance at the game was 48,222. John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC, while the NFC was led by the San Francisco 49ers' Dick Nolan.

Both teams had 41 players; the winners earned $2,000 each and losers received $1,500. The game was played a week after Super Bowl V, held in Miami.

This was the first Pro Bowl to feature the AFC vs. the NFC format, which was used through 2013, then resumed in 2017.

References

(January 24, 1971). "NFC favored in annual Pro Bowl battle". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 24, 1971). "American stars vs. National in new look Pro Bowl game". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 25, 1971). "Renfro's runs pace Nationals' 27–6 win". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
(January 25, 1971). "Renfro, NFC settle a score". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 25, 1971). "Renfro's long returns highlight NFC Pro Bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard.
"The 1971 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.
"NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
"1971 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].

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