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

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.

Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox. The referee was Chuck Heberling.

Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.

Rosters

AFC

1977 AFC Pro Bowl roster
Quarterbacks  7 Bert Jones (BAL) 12 Ken Stabler (OAK) 13 Bob Griese (MIA) 14 Ken Anderson (CIN) Running backs 32 Franco Harris (PIT) FB 34 Greg Pruitt (CLE) HB / KR 26 Lydell Mitchell (BAL) HB / PR Wide receivers 00 Ken Burrough (HOU) KR / PR 21 Cliff Branch (ORK) PR 84 Billy Johnson (HOU) KR / PR 88 Lynn Swann (PIT) PR 89 Nat Moore (MIA) PR / KR Tight ends 81 Russ Francis (NE) 87 Dave Casper (OAK)		Offensive linemen 78 Art Shell (OAK) T 63 Gene Upshaw (OAK) G / T 67 Bob Kuechenberg (MIA) G 62 Jim Langer (MIA) C 50 Dave Dalby (OAK) C 75 George Kunz (BAL) T Defensive linemen 63 Mike Barnes (BAL) DT 70 Mack Mitchell DE 77 Lyle Alzado (DEN) DE 74 Louie Kelcher (SD) DT 78 John Dutton (BAL) DE 76 Curley Culp (HOU) DT / NG 79 Coy Bacon (CIN) DE		Linebackers 53 Randy Gradishar (DEN) ILB / MLB 58 Jack Lambert (PIT) MLB 57 Tom Jackson (DEN) OLB 52 Robert Brazile (HOU) OLB Defensive backs 20 Louis Wright (DEN) CB 23 Lemar Parrish (CIN) CB 22 Mike Haynes (NE) CB 43 Tony Greene (BUF) FS 36 Bill Thompson (DEN) SS 37 Tommy Casanova (CIN) SS Special teams  8Ray Guy (OAK) P 2 Toni Linhart (BAL) K

NFC

1977 NFC Pro Bowl roster
Quarterbacks  10 Fran Tarkenton (MIN)  11 Pat Haden (RAM)  12 Roger Staubach (DAL)  17 Jim Hart (STL) Running backs 21 Terry Metcalf (STL) HB / PR 30 Lawrence McCutcheon (RAM) RB 34 Walter Payton (CHI) HB 26 Chuck Foreman (MIN) RB / PR Wide receivers 29 Harold Jackson (ATL) HB / PR 86 Sammy White (MIN) 88 Drew Pearson (DAL) 85 Mel Gray (STL) PR / KR Tight ends 89 Billy Joe Dupree (DAL) 84 Jean Fugett (WAS)		Offensive linemen 77 Doug France (RAM) T 72 Dan Dierdorf (STL) T 73 Ron Yary (MIN) T 65 Tom Mack (RAM) T 55 Tom Banks (STL) C/G 61 Rich Saul (RAM) C Defensive linemen 85 Jack Youngblood (RAM) DE 79 Harvey Martin (DAL) DE 87 Claude Humphrey (ATL) DE 54 Randy White (DAL) DT 90 Larry Brooks (RAM) DT 76 Cleveland Elam (SF) DL		Linebackers 10 Brad Van Pelt (NYG) ILB 50 Jeff Siemon (MIN) MLB 59 Matt Blair (MIN) ILB 58 Isiah Robertson (RAM) 66 Bill Bergey (PHI) ILB / MLB Defensive backs 48 Alan Ellis (CHI) CB 22 Rolland Lawrence (ATL) CB 25 Eddie Brown (WAS) CB / S 43 Cliff Harris (DAL) FS 23 Roger Wehrli (STL) CB 28 Monte Jackson (RAM) SS Special teams  6 John James (ATL) P 1 Efren Herrera (DAL) K

External links

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