1978 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1978 AFC NFC 3 0 10 0 0 7 0 7 January 23, 1978 Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida Ted Marchibroda Baltimore Colts Chuck Knox Los Angeles Rams Walter Payton Chicago Bears Fred Wyant 50,716 ABC Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Don Meredith The 1978 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 28th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1977 season. The game was played on Monday, January 23, 1978, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida before a crowd of 50,716.1978 Pro Bowl game book http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/Gamebook.pdf NFL Game Statistics & Information National Football League PDF January 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044842/http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/Gamebook.pdf March 4, 2016 live The final score was NFC 14, AFC 13.Mizell Hubert Stabler key to AFC's first-half raid https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=6366%2C167364 January 17, 2012 St. Petersburg Times January 24, 1978 1C, 4C Ted Marchibroda of the Baltimore Colts lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox. The referee was Fred Wyant. Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears was named the game's Most Valuable Player.Writers pick Payton MVP https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=3515%2C168158 January 17, 2012 St. Petersburg Times January 24, 1978 1C Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.NFL Pro Bowl history http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 CBSSports.com January 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 August 10, 2011 live Instead of the losing coaches in each conference championship game coaching the Pro Bowl squads, coaches were selected from the divisional round losers with the best record in their respective conferences (wild card teams excepted). The coaches for the next four Pro Bowls were selected in the same manner. Rosters AFC 1978 AFC Pro Bowl roster Quarterbacks 11 Ken Stabler (OAK) 12 Bob Griese (MIA) Running backs 32 Franco Harris (PIT) FB 26 Lydell Mitchell (BAL) RB 34 Greg Pruitt (CLE) FB 30 Mark van Eeghen (OAK) RB Wide receivers 84 Billy Johnson (HOU) KR / PR 89 Nat Moore (MIA) 00 Ken Burrough (HOU) 88 Lynn Swann (PIT) 21 Cliff Branch (OAK) Tight ends 81 Russ Francis (NE) 87 Dave Casper (OAK) Offensive linemen 78 Art Shell (OAK) T 75 George Kunz (BAL) T 63 Gene Upshaw (OAK) G 67 Bob Kuechenberg (MIA) G 50 Dave Dalby (OAK) C 62 Jim Langer (MIA) C 70 Russ Washington (SD) T 68 Joe DeLamielleure (BUF) G Defensive linemen 68 L. C. Greenwood (PIT) DE 75 Joe Greene (PIT) DE 77 Lyle Alzado (DEN) DE 65 Elvin Bethea (HOU) DT 74 Louie Kelcher (SD) DT 76 Curley Culp (HOU) 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 27 Thom Darden (CLE) CB 22 Mike Haynes (NE) CB 47 Mel Blount (PIT) CB 36 Bill Thompson (DEN) SS 31 Donnie Shell (PIT) FS Special teams  8 Ray Guy (OAK) P 1 Garo Yepremian (MIA) K Rookies in Italics 1978 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/probowl.htm 2023-11-01 Pro-Football-Reference.com en NFC 1978 NFC Pro Bowl roster Quarterbacks  12 Roger Staubach (DAL)  11 Pat Haden (RAM)  17 Jim Hart (STL) Running backs 30 Lawrence McCutcheon (RAM) HB 21 Terry Metcalf (STL) HB 44 Chuck Foreman (MIN) RB 34 Walter Payton (CHI) HB Wide receivers 83 Sammy White (MIN) 88 Drew Pearson (DAL) 82 Mel Gray (STL) 29 Harold Jackson (RAM) Tight ends 89 Billy Joe Dupree (DAL) 81 David Hill (DET) Offensive linemen 77 Doug France (RAM) T 72 Dan Dierdorf (STL) T 73 Ron Yary (MIN) T 75 Stan Walters (PHI) T 60 Dennis Harrah (RAM) T/G 61 Rich Saul (RAM) C 64 Bob Young (STL) G / DL Defensive linemen 85 Jack Youngblood (RAM) DE 79 Harvey Martin (DAL) DE 78 Doug English (DET) DT 77 Claude Humphrey (ATL) DE 54 Randy White (DAL) DT 90 Larry Brooks (RAM) DT 75 Cody Jones (RAM) DE / DT 76 Dave Pear (TB) DT Linebackers 10 Brad Van Pelt (NYG) ILB 56 Thomas Henderson (DAL) OLB 59 Matt Blair (MIN) ILB 53 Harry Carson (NYG) 66 Bill Bergey (PHI) ILB / MLB Defensive backs 26 Willie Buchanon (GB) CB 27 Pat Thomas (RAM) CB 29 Ken Houston (WAS) CB / S 43 Cliff Harris (DAL) FS 41 Charlie Waters (DAL) CB 49 Rod Perry (RAM) SS Special teams  13 Dave Jennings (NYG) P 1 Frank Corral (RAM) K Rookies in Italics https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/probowl.htm 1977 NFL Pro Bowl, Roster, & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com References 35em External links 1978 Pro Bowl players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/probowl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213040317/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/probowl.htm February 13, 2012 live Category:Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Category:20th century in Tampa, Florida Category:American football competitions in Tampa, Florida Category:January 1978 sports events in the United States