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1977 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

National Football League all-star game

FieldValue
typepb
name1977
visitorNFC
homeAFC
visitor_qtr10
home_qtr110
visitor_qtr214
home_qtr27
visitor_qtr30
home_qtr30
visitor_qtr40
home_qtr47
dateJanuary 17, 1977
stadiumKingdome
citySeattle, Washington
visitor_coachChuck Knox
visitor_coach_team[Los Angeles Rams](1976-los-angeles-rams-season)
home_coachChuck Noll
home_coach_team[Pittsburgh Steelers](1976-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
MVPMel Blount
MVPteam[Pittsburgh Steelers](1976-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
refereeChuck Heberling
attendance63,214
networkABC
announcersFrank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras

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.

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

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

Rosters

Offense

PositionAFCNFC
Quarterback**Bert Jones** – [Baltimore](1976-baltimore-colts-season)
**Ken Anderson** – [Cincinnati](1976-cincinnati-bengals-season)
Ken Stabler – [Oakland](1976-oakland-raiders-season)Fran Tarkenton – [Minnesota](1976-minnesota-vikings-season)
**Jim Hart** – [St. Louis](1976-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)
**Roger Staubach** – [Dallas](1976-dallas-cowboys-season)
Running back**O. J. Simpson** – [Buffalo](1976-buffalo-bills-season)
Franco Harris – Pittsburgh
**Lydell Mitchell** – [Baltimore](1976-baltimore-colts-season)
**Greg Pruitt** – [Cleveland Browns](1976-cleveland-browns-season)
**Otis Armstrong** – [Denver Broncos](1976-denver-broncos-season)Chuck Foreman – Minnesota
**Delvin Williams** – San Francisco
**Lawrence McCutcheon** – [Los Angeles](1976-los-angeles-rams-season)
**Mike Thomas** – Washington
**Walter Payton** – Chicago
Wide receiver**Roger Carr** – Baltimore
**Isaac Curtis** – Cincinnati
**Cliff Branch** – [Oakland](1976-oakland-raiders-season)
**Charlie Joiner** – San Diego**Mel Gray** – St. Louis
**Drew Pearson** –Dallas
**Ron Jessie** – Los Angeles
**Sammy White** – [Minnesota](1976-minnesota-vikings-season)
Tight end**Dave Casper** – [Oakland](1976-oakland-raiders-season)
**Russ Francis** – New England Patriots**Billy Joe Dupree** – Dallas
**Charlie Sanders** – [Detroit](1976-detroit-lions-season)
Tackle**Art Shell** – Oakland
**George Kunz** – Baltimore
**Leon Gray** – [New England](1976-new-england-patriots-season)**Ron Yary** – Minnesota
**Dan Dierdorf** – St. Louis
**Rayfield Wright** – Dallas
Guard**John Hannah** – [New England](1976-new-england-patriots-season)
**Gene Upshaw** – Oakland
**Joe DeLamielleure** – Buffalo**Ed White** – Minnesota
**Conrad Dobler** – St. Louis
**Blaine Nye** – Dallas
Center**Jim Langer** – Miami
**Jack Rudnay** – [Kansas City](1976-kansas-city-chiefs-season)**Tom Banks** – St. Louis
**Rich Saul** – [Los Angeles](1976-los-angeles-rams-season)

Defense

PositionAFCNFC
Defensive end**John Dutton** – Baltimore
**L. C. Greenwood** – Pittsburgh
**Coy Bacon** – Cincinnati**Jack Youngblood** – Los Angeles
**Harvey Martin** – [Dallas](1976-dallas-cowboys-season)
**Tommy Hart** – San Francisco
Defensive tackle**Jerry Sherk** – [Cleveland](1976-cleveland-browns-season)
**Joe Greene** – Pittsburgh
**Curley Culp** – Houston**Alan Page** – Minnesota
**Larry Brooks** – Los Angeles
**Cleveland Elam Sr.** – [San Francisco](1977-san-francisco-season)
Middle linebacker**Jack Lambert** – Pittsburgh
**Jim LeClair** – Cincinnati**Jeff Siemon** – Minnesota
**Bill Bergey** – Philadelphia
Outside linebacker**Robert Brazile** – Houston
**Jack Ham** – Pittsburgh
**Phil Villapiano** – OaklandChris Hanburger** – Washington
Isiah Robertson** – Los Angeles
**Brad Van Pelt** – [New York](1976-new-york-giants-season)
**Dave Washington** – [San Francisco](1976-san-francisco-49ers-season)
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

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

References

References

  1. "1977 Pro Bowl game book". [[National Football League]].
  2. (January 18, 1977). "AFC bandits rob foes". [[Spokane Chronicle]].
  3. "NFL Pro Bowl history". [[CBSSports.com]].
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