1977 Pro Bowl

1977 NFL Pro Bowl

NFC AFC 14 24 Head coach: Chuck Knox (Los Angeles Rams) Head coach: Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1 2 3 4 Total 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

Offense

Position	AFC	NFC
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

Position	AFC	NFC
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

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

References

1. "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

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