1975 Pro Bowl

{{Short description|National Football League all-star game}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox Pro Bowl

|type=pb

|name=1975

|image=Football signed by 1975 Pro Bowl team (1991.89).jpg

|image_size=250px

|caption=A football signed by 1975 Pro Bowl players

|visitor=NFC

|home=AFC

|visitor_qtr1=0

|home_qtr1=0

|visitor_qtr2=3

|home_qtr2=0

|visitor_qtr3=0

|home_qtr3=10

|visitor_qtr4=14

|home_qtr4=0

|date=January 20, 1975

|stadium=Orange Bowl

|city=Miami, Florida

|visitor_coach=Chuck Knox

|visitor_coach_team=Los Angeles Rams

|home_coach=John Madden

|home_coach_team=Oakland Raiders

|MVP=James Harris

|MVPteam=Los Angeles Rams

|anthem=

|coin_toss=

|halftime=

|referee=Dick Jorgensen

|attendance=26,484

|network=ABC

|announcers=Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras

}}

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.{{cite news|title=Harris passes lead NFC to Pro Bowl win|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W8daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4652%2C2541124|access-date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=January 21, 1975|agency=AP|page=18}}

Attendance at the game was 26,484.{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |publisher=CBSSports.com |access-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=live }} John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Los Angeles Rams' Chuck Knox.{{cite web |title=The 1975 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1975_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research |access-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430061748/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1975_Pro_Bowl.htm |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }} The referee for the game was Dick Jorgensen.{{cite web|title=1975 Pro Bowl game book |url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1974/Post/04/55146/Gamebook.pdf |work=NFL Game Statistics & Information |publisher=National Football League |format=PDF |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222223323/http://www.nflgsis.com/1974/Post/04/55146/Gamebook.pdf |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=live }} It was the first of five straight Pro Bowls played on ABC's Monday Night Football package.

AFC roster

=Offense=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Quarterback

|{{Small|14}} Ken Stabler, Oakland

|{{Small|12}} Bob Griese, Miami

align=center|Running back

|{{Small|36}} O. J. Simpson, Buffalo

|{{Small|35}} Greg Pruitt, Cleveland

align=center|Fullback

|{{Small|24}} Otis Armstrong, Denver

|{{Small|39}} Larry Csonka, Miami
{{Small|44}} Franco Harris, Pittsburgh

align=center|Wide receivers

|{{Small|21}} Cliff Branch, Oakland
{{Small|85}} Isaac Curtis, Cincinnati

|{{Small|25}} Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland
{{Small|27}} Paul Warfield, Miami

align=center|Tight end

|{{Small|87}} Riley Odoms, Denver

|{{Small|88}} Rich Caster, N.Y. Jets

align=center|Offensive tackle

|{{Small|78}} Art Shell, Oakland
{{Small|70}} Russ Washington, San Diego

|{{Small|73}} Norm Evans, Miami

align=center|Offensive guard

|{{Small|66}} Larry Little, Miami
{{Small|63}} Gene Upshaw, Oakland

|{{Small|67}} Bob Kuechenberg, Miami

align=center|Center

|{{Small|62}} Jim Langer, Miami

|{{Small|58}} Jack Rudnay, Kansas City

=Defense=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Defensive end

|{{Small|68}} L. C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh
{{Small|84}} Bill Stanfill, Miami

|{{Small|65}} Elvin Bethea, Houston

align=center|Defensive tackle

|{{Small|75}} Joe Greene, Pittsburgh
{{Small|72}} Jerry Sherk, Cleveland

|{{Small|60}} Otis Sistrunk, Oakland

align=center|Outside linebacker

|{{Small|59}} Jack Ham, Pittsburgh
{{Small|34}} Andy Russell, Pittsburgh

|{{Small|41}} Phil Villapiano, Oakland

align=center|Inside linebacker

|{{Small|32}} Mike Curtis, Baltimore

|{{Small|63}} Willie Lanier, Kansas City

align=center|Cornerback

|{{Small|20}} Robert James, Buffalo
{{Small|18}} Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City

|{{Small|22}} Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati

align=center|Free safety

|{{Small|46}} Jack Tatum, Oakland

|{{Small|37}} Tommy Casanova, Cincinnati
{{Small|13}} Jake Scott, Miami

align=center|Strong safety

|{{Small|40}} Dick Anderson, Miami

|

=Special teams=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Punter

|{{Small|  8}} Ray Guy, Oakland

|

align=center|Placekicker

|{{Small|  10}} Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh

|

NFC roster

=Offense=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Quarterback

|{{Small|17}} Jim Hart, St. Louis

|{{Small|11}} James Harris, Los Angeles
{{Small|10}} Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota

align=center|Running back

|{{Small|30}} Lawrence McCutcheon, Los Angeles

|{{Small|35}} Calvin Hill, Dallas
{{Small|21}} Terry Metcalf, St. Louis

align=center|Fullback

|{{Small|44}} Chuck Foreman, Minnesota

|

align=center|Wide receivers

|{{Small|89}} Drew Pearson, Dallas
{{Small|42}} Charley Taylor, Washington

|{{Small|84}} John Gilliam, Minnesota
{{Small|82}} Mel Gray, St. Louis

align=center|Tight end

|{{Small|86}} Charle Young, Philadelphia

|{{Small|80}} Charlie Sanders, Detroit

align=center|Offensive tackle

|{{Small|70}} Rayfield Wright, Dallas
{{Small|73}} Ron Yary, Minnesota

|{{Small|71}} Dan Dierdorf, St. Louis

align=center|Offensive guard

|{{Small|68}} Gale Gillingham, Green Bay
{{Small|65}} Tom Mack, Los Angeles

|{{Small|61}} Blaine Nye, Dallas

align=center|Center

|{{Small|57}} Jeff Van Note, Atlanta

|{{Small|75}} Forrest Blue, San Francisco

=Defense=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Defensive end

|{{Small|81}} Carl Eller, Minnesota
{{Small|87}} Claude Humphrey, Atlanta

|{{Small|85}} Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles

align=center|Defensive tackle

|{{Small|74}} Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles
{{Small|88}} Alan Page, Minnesota

|{{Small|72}} Diron Talbert, Washington

align=center|Outside linebacker

|{{Small|50}} Chris Hanburger, Washington
{{Small|56}} Ted Hendricks, Green Bay

|{{Small|58}} Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles

align=center|Inside linebacker

|{{Small|66}} Bill Bergey, Philadelphia

|{{Small|55}} Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas

align=center|Cornerback

|{{Small|28}} Willie Buchanon, Green Bay
{{Small|24}} Roger Wehrli, St. Louis

|{{Small|37}} Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco

align=center|Free safety

|{{Small|22}} Paul Krause, Minnesota

|{{Small|43}} Cliff Harris, Dallas
{{Small|26}} Dick Jauron, Detroit

align=center|Strong safety

|{{Small|27}} Ken Houston, Washington

|

=Special teams=

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=10%|Position

!width=30%|Starter(s)

!width=30%|Reserve(s)

align=center|Punter

|{{Small|  13}} Tom Wittum, San Francisco

|

align=center|Placekicker

|{{Small|  13}} Chester Marcol, Green Bay

|

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