1974 Pro Bowl

1974 NFL Pro Bowl
13	15
Date	January 20, 1974
Stadium	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
MVP	Garo Yepremian (Miami Dolphins)
Referee	Jack Reader
Attendance	51,484
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis
	← 1973 ; Pro Bowl ; 1975 → ;

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.^[1]

John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.^[2]

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.^[3]

Players on the winning AFC team each received $2,000 while the NFC participants took home $1,500.^[4]

AFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	12 Ken Stabler, Oakland	12 Bob Griese, Miami
Running back	32 O. J. Simpson, Buffalo	44 Floyd Little, Denver 22 Mercury Morris, Miami
Fullback	39 Larry Csonka, Miami	32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh 44 Marv Hubbard, Oakland
Wide receivers	25 Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland 27 Paul Warfield, Miami	83 Jerome Barkum, N.Y. Jets 85 Isaac Curtis, Cincinnati 25 Haven Moses, Denver 25 Ron Shanklin, Pittsburgh
Tight end	88 Riley Odoms, Denver	84 Bob Trumpy, Cincinnati
Offensive tackle	75 Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets 78 Art Shell, Oakland	78 Dave Foley, Buffalo 79 Wayne Moore, Miami
Offensive guard	66 Larry Little, Miami 63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland	66 Bruce Van Dyke, Pittsburgh
Center	62 Jim Langer, Miami	58 Jack Rudnay, Kansas City

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	65 Elvin Bethea, Houston 68 L. C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh	84 Bill Stanfill, Miami 78 Dwight White, Pittsburgh
Defensive tackle	75 Joe Greene, Pittsburgh 70 Paul Smith, Denver	74 Mike Reid, Cincinnati 72 Jerry Sherk, Cleveland
Outside linebacker	34 Andy Russell, Pittsburgh 83 Ted Hendricks, Baltimore	59 Jack Ham, Pittsburgh 41 Phil Villapiano, Oakland
Inside linebacker	63 Willie Lanier, Kansas City	85 Nick Buoniconti, Miami
Cornerback	24 Willie Brown, Oakland 20 Robert James, Buffalo	22 Clarence Scott, Cleveland
Free safety	13 Jake Scott, Miami	31 Jack Tatum, Oakland
Strong safety	40 Dick Anderson, Miami

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	8 Ray Guy, Oakland
Placekicker	1 Garo Yepremian, Miami
Kick returner	34 Greg Pruitt, Cleveland

NFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	21 John Hadl, Los Angeles	5 Roman Gabriel, Philadelphia
Running back	44 Chuck Foreman, Minnesota	35 Calvin Hill, Dallas 30 Lawrence McCutcheon, Los Angeles
Fullback	42 John Brockington, Green Bay	45 Jim Bertelsen, Los Angeles
Wide receivers	29 Harold Jackson, Los Angeles 42 Charley Taylor, Washington	17 Harold Carmichael, Philadelphia 42 John Gilliam, Minnesota
Tight end	86 Charle Young, Philadelphia	82 Ted Kwalick, San Francisco
Offensive tackle	70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas 73 Ron Yary, Minnesota	82 George Kunz, Atlanta
Offensive guard	65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles 76 John Niland, Dallas	68 Gale Gillingham, Green Bay 69 Woody Peoples, San Francisco
Center	75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco	64 Ed Flanagan, Detroit

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	81 Carl Eller, Minnesota 87 Claude Humphrey, Atlanta	85 Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles 71 John Zook, Atlanta
Defensive tackle	74 Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles 88 Alan Page, Minnesota	60 Wally Chambers, Chicago 74 Bob Lilly, Dallas
Outside linebacker	55 Chris Hanburger, Washington 64 Dave Wilcox, San Francisco	58 Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles
Inside linebacker	50 Jeff Siemon, Minnesota	50 Jim Carter, Green Bay 55 Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas
Cornerback	20 Lem Barney, Detroit 20 Mel Renfro, Dallas	48 Ken Ellis, Green Bay
Free safety	22 Paul Krause, Minnesota	28 Bill Bradley, Philadelphia
Strong safety	27 Ken Houston, Washington

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	13 Tom Wittum, San Francisco
Placekicker	12 Nick Mike-Mayer, Atlanta
Kick returner	28 Herb Mul-Key, Washington

References

^ "Football Exits With Dud". The Beaver County Times. UPI. January 21, 1974. p. B-1. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "The 1974 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
^ "1974 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.
^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

External links

"1974 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[GameRecap-1] "Football Exits With Dud". The Beaver County Times. UPI. January 21, 1974. p. B-1. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[2] "The 1974 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

[GameBook-3] "1974 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.

[4] "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.

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