1975 Pro Bowl

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.[1]

1975 NFL Pro Bowl
A football signed by 1975 Pro Bowl players
AFC NFC
10 17
Head coach:
John Madden
(Oakland Raiders)		 Head coach:
Chuck Knox
(Los Angeles Rams)
1234 Total
AFC 00100 10
NFC 03014 17
DateJanuary 20, 1975
StadiumOrange Bowl, Miami, Florida
MVPJames Harris (Los Angeles Rams)
RefereeDick Jorgensen
Attendance26,484
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersFrank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Alex Karras

Attendance at the game was 26,484.[2] John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Los Angeles Rams' Chuck Knox.[3] The referee for the game was Dick Jorgensen.[4] It was the first of five straight Pro Bowls played on ABC's Monday Night Football package.

References
  1. "Harris passes lead NFC to Pro Bowl win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 21, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  3. "The 1975 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  4. "1975 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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