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.
John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.
Placekicker 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.
Players on the winning AFC team each received $2,000 while the NFC participants took home $1,500.
Due to an ice storm and brutally cold temperatures the week leading up to the game, the game's participants worked out at the facilities of the San Diego Chargers. On game day, the temperature soared to , melting most of the ice and snow that accumulated during the week.
AFC roster
Offense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Quarterback Ken Stabler, Oakland Bob Griese, MiamiRunning back O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Floyd Little, Denver Mercury Morris, MiamiFullback Larry Csonka, Miami Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Marv Hubbard, OaklandWide receivers Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland Paul Warfield, Miami Jerome Barkum, N.Y. Jets Isaac Curtis, Cincinnati Haven Moses, Denver Ron Shanklin, PittsburghTight end Riley Odoms, Denver Bob Trumpy, CincinnatiOffensive tackle Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets Art Shell, Oakland Dave Foley, Buffalo Wayne Moore, MiamiOffensive guard Larry Little, Miami Gene Upshaw, Oakland Bruce Van Dyke, PittsburghCenter Jim Langer, Miami Jack Rudnay, Kansas City
Defense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Defensive end Elvin Bethea, Houston L. C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh Bill Stanfill, Miami Dwight White, PittsburghDefensive tackle Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Paul Smith, Denver Mike Reid, Cincinnati Jerry Sherk, ClevelandOutside linebacker Andy Russell, Pittsburgh Ted Hendricks, Baltimore Jack Ham, Pittsburgh Phil Villapiano, OaklandInside linebacker Willie Lanier, Kansas City Nick Buoniconti, MiamiCornerback Willie Brown, Oakland Robert James, Buffalo Clarence Scott, ClevelandFree safety Jake Scott, Miami Jack Tatum, OaklandStrong safety Dick Anderson, Miami
Special teams PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Punter Ray Guy, OaklandPlacekicker Garo Yepremian, MiamiKick returner Greg Pruitt, Cleveland
NFC roster
Offense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Quarterback John Hadl, Los Angeles Roman Gabriel, PhiladelphiaRunning back Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Calvin Hill, Dallas Lawrence McCutcheon, Los AngelesFullback John Brockington, Green Bay Jim Bertelsen, Los AngelesWide receivers Harold Jackson, Los Angeles Charley Taylor, Washington Harold Carmichael, Philadelphia John Gilliam, MinnesotaTight end Charle Young, Philadelphia Ted Kwalick, San FranciscoOffensive tackle Rayfield Wright, Dallas Ron Yary, Minnesota George Kunz, AtlantaOffensive guard Tom Mack, Los Angeles John Niland, Dallas Gale Gillingham, Green Bay Woody Peoples, San FranciscoCenter Forrest Blue, San Francisco Ed Flanagan, Detroit
Defense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Defensive end Carl Eller, Minnesota Claude Humphrey, Atlanta Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles John Zook, AtlantaDefensive tackle Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Alan Page, Minnesota Wally Chambers, Chicago Bob Lilly, DallasOutside linebacker Chris Hanburger, Washington Dave Wilcox, San Francisco Isiah Robertson, Los AngelesInside linebacker Jeff Siemon, Minnesota Jim Carter, Green Bay Lee Roy Jordan, DallasCornerback Lem Barney, Detroit Mel Renfro, Dallas Ken Ellis, Green BayFree safety Paul Krause, Minnesota Bill Bradley, PhiladelphiaStrong safety Ken Houston, Washington
Special teams PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Punter Tom Wittum, San FranciscoPlacekicker Nick Mike-Mayer, AtlantaKick returner Herb Mul-Key, Washington
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