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1974 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game


National Football League all-star game

FieldValue
typepb
name1974
visitorNFC
homeAFC
visitor_qtr10
home_qtr13
visitor_qtr210
home_qtr23
visitor_qtr30
home_qtr33
visitor_qtr43
home_qtr46
dateJanuary 20, 1974
stadiumArrowhead Stadium
cityKansas City, Missouri
visitor_coachTom Landry
visitor_coach_team[Dallas Cowboys](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)
home_coachJohn Madden
home_coach_team[Oakland Raiders](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
MVPGaro Yepremian
MVPteam[Miami Dolphins](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
refereeJack Reader
attendance51,484
networkNBC
announcersCurt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis

The 1974 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 24th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1973 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 20, 1974, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The final score was AFC 15, NFC 13. The attendance for the game was 51,484 though nearly 70,000 tickets were sold.

John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.

Kicker Garo Yepremian of the Miami Dolphins was the game's MVP. Yepremian set a Pro Bowl record which still stands as of 2018, kicking five field goals in the game. This was the last American football game to have the goal posts on the goal line, before being moved back to the endline the next year to make field goals harder for teams to make. The referee for the game was Jack Reader, who retired from on-field work after the Pro Bowl to accept a position as the NFL's Assistant Supervisor of Officials.

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

AFC roster

Offense

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Quarterback12 Ken Stabler, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)12 Bob Griese, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
Running back32 O. J. Simpson, [Buffalo](1973-buffalo-bills-season)44 Floyd Little, [Denver](1973-denver-broncos-season)
22 Mercury Morris, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
Fullback39 Larry Csonka, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)32 Franco Harris, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
44 Marv Hubbard, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
Wide receivers25 Fred Biletnikoff, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
27 Paul Warfield, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)83 Jerome Barkum, [N.Y. Jets](1973-new-york-jets-season)
85 Isaac Curtis, [Cincinnati](1973-cincinnati-bengals-season)
25 Haven Moses, [Denver](1973-denver-broncos-season)
25 Ron Shanklin, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
Tight end88 Riley Odoms, [Denver](1973-denver-broncos-season)84 Bob Trumpy, [Cincinnati](1973-cincinnati-bengals-season)
Offensive tackle75 Winston Hill, [N.Y. Jets](1973-new-york-jets-season)
78 Art Shell, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)78 Dave Foley, [Buffalo](1973-buffalo-bills-season)
79 Wayne Moore, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
Offensive guard66 Larry Little, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
63 Gene Upshaw, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)66 Bruce Van Dyke, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
Center62 Jim Langer, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)58 Jack Rudnay, [Kansas City](1973-kansas-city-chiefs-season)

Defense

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Defensive end65 Elvin Bethea, [Houston](1973-houston-oilers-season)
68 L. C. Greenwood, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)84 Bill Stanfill, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
78 Dwight White, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
Defensive tackle75 Joe Greene, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
70 Paul Smith, [Denver](1973-denver-broncos-season)74 Mike Reid, [Cincinnati](1973-cincinnati-bengals-season)
72 Jerry Sherk, [Cleveland](1973-cleveland-browns-season)
Outside linebacker34 Andy Russell, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
83 Ted Hendricks, [Baltimore](1973-baltimore-colts-season)59 Jack Ham, [Pittsburgh](1973-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
41 Phil Villapiano, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
Inside linebacker63 Willie Lanier, [Kansas City](1973-kansas-city-chiefs-season)85 Nick Buoniconti, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
Cornerback24 Willie Brown, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
20 Robert James, [Buffalo](1973-buffalo-bills-season)22 Clarence Scott, [Cleveland](1973-cleveland-browns-season)
Free safety13 Jake Scott, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)31 Jack Tatum, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
Strong safety40 Dick Anderson, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)

Special teams

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Punter8 Ray Guy, [Oakland](1973-oakland-raiders-season)
Placekicker1 Garo Yepremian, [Miami](1973-miami-dolphins-season)
Kick returner34 Greg Pruitt, [Cleveland](1973-cleveland-browns-season)

NFC roster

Offense

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Quarterback21 John Hadl, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)5 Roman Gabriel, [Philadelphia](1973-philadelphia-eagles-season)
Running back44 Chuck Foreman, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)35 Calvin Hill, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)
30 Lawrence McCutcheon, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
Fullback42 John Brockington, [Green Bay](1973-green-bay-packers-season)45 Jim Bertelsen, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
Wide receivers29 Harold Jackson, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
42 Charley Taylor, [Washington](1973-washington-redskins-season)17 Harold Carmichael, [Philadelphia](1973-philadelphia-eagles-season)
42 John Gilliam, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)
Tight end86 Charle Young, [Philadelphia](1973-philadelphia-eagles-season)82 Ted Kwalick, [San Francisco](1973-san-francisco-49ers-season)
Offensive tackle70 Rayfield Wright, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)
73 Ron Yary, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)82 George Kunz, [Atlanta](1973-atlanta-falcons-season)
Offensive guard65 Tom Mack, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
76 John Niland, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)68 Gale Gillingham, [Green Bay](1973-green-bay-packers-season)
69 Woody Peoples, [San Francisco](1972-san-francisco-49ers-season)
Center75 Forrest Blue, [San Francisco](1973-san-francisco-49ers-season)64 Ed Flanagan, [Detroit](1973-detroit-lions-season)

Defense

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Defensive end81 Carl Eller, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)
87 Claude Humphrey, [Atlanta](1973-atlanta-falcons-season)85 Jack Youngblood, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
71 John Zook, [Atlanta](1973-atlanta-falcons-season)
Defensive tackle74 Merlin Olsen, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
88 Alan Page, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)60 Wally Chambers, [Chicago](1973-chicago-bears-season)
74 Bob Lilly, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)
Outside linebacker55 Chris Hanburger, [Washington](1973-washington-redskins-season)
64 Dave Wilcox, [San Francisco](1973-san-francisco-49ers-season)58 Isiah Robertson, [Los Angeles](1973-los-angeles-rams-season)
Inside linebacker50 Jeff Siemon, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)50 Jim Carter, [Green Bay](1973-green-bay-packers-season)
55 Lee Roy Jordan, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)
Cornerback20 Lem Barney, [Detroit](1973-detroit-lions)
20 Mel Renfro, [Dallas](1973-dallas-cowboys-season)48 Ken Ellis, [Green Bay](1973-green-bay-packers-season)
Free safety22 Paul Krause, [Minnesota](1973-minnesota-vikings-season)28 Bill Bradley, [Philadelphia](1973-philadelphia-eagles-season)
Strong safety27 Ken Houston, [Washington](1973-washington-redskins-season)

Special teams

PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)
Punter13 Tom Wittum, [San Francisco](1973-san-francisco-49ers-season)
Placekicker12 Nick Mike-Mayer, [Atlanta](1973-atlanta-falcons-season)
Kick returner28 Herb Mul-Key, [Washington](1973-washington-redskins-season)

References

References

  1. (January 21, 1974). "Football Exits With Dud". [[The Beaver County Times]].
  2. "The 1974 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.
  3. "1974 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].
  4. "NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
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