1975 Pro Bowl

1975 NFL Pro Bowl
	A football signed by 1975 Pro Bowl players
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Date	January 20, 1975
Stadium	Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida
MVP	James Harris ( Los Angeles Rams )
Referee	Dick Jorgensen
Attendance	26,484
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Frank Gifford , Howard Cosell & Alex Karras
	← 1974 ; Pro Bowl ; 1976 → ;

The 1975 Pro Bowl was the NFL 's 25th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1974 season . The game was played on Monday, January 20, 1975, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida . The final score was NFC 17, AFC 10. James Harris of the Los Angeles Rams was named the game's Most Valuable Player . ^[1]

Attendance at the game was 26,484. ^[2] John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Los Angeles Rams ' Chuck Knox . ^[3] The referee for the game was Dick Jorgensen . ^[4] It was the first of five straight Pro Bowls played on ABC's Monday Night Football package.

AFC roster [ edit ]

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	12 Ken Stabler , Oakland	12 Bob Griese , Miami
Running back	32 O. J. Simpson , Buffalo	35 Greg Pruitt , Cleveland
Fullback	24 Otis Armstrong , Denver	39 Larry Csonka , Miami 32 Franco Harris , Pittsburgh
Wide receivers	21 Cliff Branch , Oakland 85 Isaac Curtis , Cincinnati	25 Fred Biletnikoff , Oakland 27 Paul Warfield , Miami
Tight end	88 Riley Odoms , Denver	88 Rich Caster , N.Y. Jets
Offensive tackle	78 Art Shell , Oakland 70 Russ Washington , San Diego	73 Norm Evans , Miami
Offensive guard	66 Larry Little , Miami 63 Gene Upshaw , Oakland	67 Bob Kuechenberg , Miami
Center	62 Jim Langer , Miami	58 Jack Rudnay , Kansas City

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	68 L. C. Greenwood , Pittsburgh 84 Bill Stanfill , Miami	65 Elvin Bethea , Houston
Defensive tackle	75 Joe Greene , Pittsburgh 72 Jerry Sherk , Cleveland	60 Otis Sistrunk , Oakland
Outside linebacker	59 Jack Ham , Pittsburgh 34 Andy Russell , Pittsburgh	41 Phil Villapiano , Oakland
Inside linebacker	32 Mike Curtis , Baltimore	63 Willie Lanier , Kansas City
Cornerback	20 Robert James , Buffalo 18 Emmitt Thomas , Kansas City	20 Lemar Parrish , Cincinnati
Free safety	31 Jack Tatum , Oakland	37 Tommy Casanova , Cincinnati 13 Jake Scott , Miami
Strong safety	40 Dick Anderson , Miami

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	8 Ray Guy , Oakland
Placekicker	10 Roy Gerela , Pittsburgh

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	17 Jim Hart , St. Louis	12 James Harris , Los Angeles 10 Fran Tarkenton , Minnesota
Running back	30 Lawrence McCutcheon , Los Angeles	35 Calvin Hill , Dallas 21 Terry Metcalf , St. Louis
Fullback	44 Chuck Foreman , Minnesota
Wide receivers	88 Drew Pearson , Dallas 42 Charley Taylor , Washington	42 John Gilliam , Minnesota 85 Mel Gray , St. Louis
Tight end	86 Charle Young , Philadelphia	88 Charlie Sanders , Detroit
Offensive tackle	70 Rayfield Wright , Dallas 73 Ron Yary , Minnesota	72 Dan Dierdorf , St. Louis 82 George Kunz , Atlanta
Offensive guard	68 Gale Gillingham , Green Bay 65 Tom Mack , Los Angeles	61 Blaine Nye , Dallas
Center	57 Jeff Van Note , Atlanta	75 Forrest Blue , San Francisco

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	81 Carl Eller , Minnesota 87 Claude Humphrey , Atlanta	85 Jack Youngblood , Los Angeles
Defensive tackle	74 Merlin Olsen , Los Angeles 88 Alan Page , Minnesota	72 Diron Talbert , Washington
Outside linebacker	55 Chris Hanburger , Washington 56 Ted Hendricks , Green Bay	58 Isiah Robertson , Los Angeles
Inside linebacker	66 Bill Bergey , Philadelphia	55 Lee Roy Jordan , Dallas
Cornerback	28 Willie Buchanon , Green Bay 22 Roger Wehrli , St. Louis	37 Jimmy Johnson , San Francisco
Free safety	22 Paul Krause , Minnesota	43 Cliff Harris , Dallas 26 Dick Jauron , Detroit
Strong safety	27 Ken Houston , Washington

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	13 Tom Wittum , San Francisco
Placekicker	13 Chester Marcol , Green Bay

^ "Harris passes lead NFC to Pro Bowl win" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . AP . January 21, 1975. p. 18 . Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "NFL Pro Bowl history" . CBSSports.com . Archived from the original on August 10, 2011 . Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "The 1975 Pro Bowl" . Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012 . Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "1975 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF) . NFL Game Statistics & Information . National Football League . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2015 . Retrieved January 30, 2012 .

"1975 Pro Bowl players" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on January 20, 2012 . Retrieved January 30, 2012 .

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