1976_Pro_Bowl

1976 Pro Bowl

1976 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

The 1976 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 26th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1975 season. The game was played on Monday night, January 26, 1976, at the new Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1] with 32,108 in attendance.[2][3] The final score was NFC 23, AFC 20. It was also the first Pro Bowl game played indoors.

Quick Facts AFC, NFC ...

The game featured the best players in the National Football League as selected by the league's coaches. John Madden of the Oakland Raiders led the AFC team against an NFC team led by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox.[4]

The AFC's Billy "White Shoes" Johnson was named the game's MVP on the strength of a 90-yard punt return touchdown and a second punt return of 55 yards that set up a field goal.[2][5] The referee was Fred Silva.[6]

Players on the winning NFC team received $2,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $1,500.[7]

Rosters

The 40-man Pro Bowl squads consisted of the following players:[8][9]

Offense

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Defense

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Special teams

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Roster Notes:

bold denotes player who participated in game
a Injured player; selected but did not play
b Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy

Number of selections by team

Note: these numbers include players selected to the team but unable to play as well as replacements for these injured players, so there are more than 40 players in each conference.

More information AFC Team, Selections ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Pro Bowl fun closes '75 season". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 26, 1976. p. 3C.
  2. [2]
    "NFC turns to home cookin' to hand AFC 23-20 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 27, 1976. p. 2B.
  3. [3]
    "1976 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Franco, O. J. give AC TD Edge in Pro Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 26, 1976. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Boryla Passes Nip AFC". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 27, 1976. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Pro Bowl Proves Ray Guy Can Really Punt". The Union Democrat. UPI. January 27, 1976. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. [7]
    "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  8. [8]
    "10 Steelers in Pro Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 25, 1975. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  9. [9]
    "1976 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  10. [10]
    "Steelers Everywhere in Pro Bowl Clash". Pittsburgh Press. January 25, 1976. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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