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{{Short description|National Football League all-star game}}
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{{Infobox Pro Bowl
{{Infobox Pro Bowl
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|year=1978
|name=1978
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|visitor=[[American Football Conference|AFC]]
|visitor=[[American Football Conference|AFC]]
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|stadium=[[Tampa Stadium]]
|stadium=[[Tampa Stadium]]
|city=[[Tampa, Florida]]
|city=[[Tampa, Florida]]
|visitor_coach=[[Ted Marchibroda]]
|visitorcoach=[[John Madden]]
|visitorcoachteam=[[1977 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
|visitor_coach_team=[[1977 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]
|homecoach=[[Bud Grant]]
|home_coach=[[Chuck Knox]]
|homecoachteam=[[1977 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
|home_coach_team=[[1977 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
|MVP=[[Walter Payton]]
|MVP=[[Walter Payton]]
|MVPteam=[[1977 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
|MVPteam=[[1977 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
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|announcers=[[Frank Gifford]], [[Howard Cosell]] & [[Don Meredith]]
|announcers=[[Frank Gifford]], [[Howard Cosell]] & [[Don Meredith]]
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The '''1978 [[Pro Bowl]]''' was the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s 28th annual [[all-star game]] which featured the outstanding performers from the [[1977 NFL season|1977 season]]. The game was played on Monday, January 23, 1978, at [[Tampa Stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida]] before a crowd of 50,716.<ref name=GameBook>{{cite web|title=1978 Pro Bowl game book |url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/Gamebook.pdf |work=NFL Game Statistics & Information |publisher=[[National Football League]] |format=PDF |accessdate=January 30, 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/655V0qAzw |archivedate=January 30, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The final score was [[National Football Conference|NFC]] 14, [[American Football Conference|AFC]] 13.<ref name=GameRecap>{{cite news|last=Mizell|first=Hubert|title=Stabler key to AFC's first-half raid|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=6366%2C167364|accessdate=January 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times{{!}}St. Petersburg Times]]|date=January 24, 1978|pages=1C, 4C}}</ref>
The '''1978 [[Pro Bowl]]''' was the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s 28th annual [[all-star game]] which featured the outstanding performers from the [[1977 NFL season|1977 season]]. The game was played on Monday, January 23, 1978, at [[Tampa Stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida]] before a crowd of 50,716.<ref name="GameBook">{{cite web|title=1978 Pro Bowl game book |url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/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/20160304044842/http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/Gamebook.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The final score was [[National Football Conference|NFC]] 14, [[American Football Conference|AFC]] 13.<ref name=GameRecap>{{cite news|last=Mizell|first=Hubert|title=Stabler key to AFC's first-half raid|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=6366%2C167364|access-date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times|St. Petersburg Times]]|date=January 24, 1978|pages=1C, 4C}}</ref>


[[John Madden]] of the [[1977 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] lead the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] team against an [[National Football Conference|NFC]] team coached by [[1977 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] head coach [[Bud Grant]].<ref name=GameBook/> The referee was [[Fred Wyant]].<ref name=GameBook/>
[[Ted Marchibroda]] of the [[1977 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]] lead the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] team against an [[National Football Conference|NFC]] team coached by [[1977 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] head coach [[Chuck Knox]].<ref name=GameBook/> The referee was [[Fred Wyant]].<ref name=GameBook/>


[[Walter Payton]] of the [[1977 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Writers pick Payton MVP|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=3515%2C168158|accessdate=January 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times{{!}}St. Petersburg Times]]|date=January 24, 1978|page=1C}}</ref> Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742|publisher=[[CBSSports.com]]|accessdate=January 16, 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64jzqxRdL|archivedate=January 16, 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref>
[[Walter Payton]] of the [[1977 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Writers pick Payton MVP|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=3515%2C168158|access-date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times|St. Petersburg Times]]|date=January 24, 1978|page=1C}}</ref> Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |access-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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===

{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #051964; background: #CC0000; color: white;" 2px solid #cc0000; background: #051964; color: white;" | 1978 AFC Pro Bowl roster
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Quarterbacks'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">11</span> [[Ken Stabler]] (OAK)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">12</span> [[Bob Griese]] (MIA)

'''Running backs'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">32</span> [[Franco Harris]] (PIT) FB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">34</span> ''[[Earl Campbell]]'' (HOU) FB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">39</span> [[Sam Cunningham]] (NE) FB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">23</span> [[Delvin Williams]] (MIA) HB / PR

'''Wide receivers'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">80</span> [[Rick Upchurch]] (DEN) KR / PR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">81</span> [[Steve Largent]] (SEA) KR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">85</span> [[Wesley Walker]] (NYJ) KR / PR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">88</span> [[Lynn Swann]] (PIT) PR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">83</span> [[John Jefferson]] (SD)

'''Tight ends'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">81</span> [[Russ Francis]] (NE)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">87</span> [[Dave Casper]] (OAK)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">88</span> [[Riley Odoms]] (DEN)

| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |
'''Offensive linemen'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">78</span> [[Art Shell]] (OAK) T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">71</span> [[Leon Gray]] (NE) G / T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">73</span> [[John Hannah (American football)|John Hannah]] (NE) G
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">67</span> [[Bob Kuechenberg]] (MIA) G
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">52</span> [[Mike Webster]] (PIT) C
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">62</span> [[Jim Langer]] (MIA) C
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">70</span> [[Russ Washington]] (SD) T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">64</span> [[Joe Delamielleure]] (BUF) G

'''Defensive linemen'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">68</span> [[L. C. Greenwood]] (PIT) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">75</span> [[Joe Greene]] (PIT) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">77</span> [[Lyle Alzado]] (DEN) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">65</span> [[Elvin Bethea]] (HOU) DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">74</span> [[Louie Kelcher]] (SD) DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">76</span> [[Curley Culp]] (HOU) DE

| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Linebackers'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">53</span> [[Randy Gradishar]] (DEN) ILB / MLB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">58</span> [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]] (PIT) MLB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">57</span> [[Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)|Tom Jackson]] (DEN) OLB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">52</span> [[Robert Brazile]] (HOU) OLB

'''Defensive backs'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">20</span> [[Louis Wright (American football)|Louis Wright]] (DEN) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">27</span> [[Thom Darden]] (CLE) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">22</span> [[Mike Haynes (cornerback)|Mike Haynes]] (NE) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">47</span> [[Mel Blount]] (PIT) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">36</span> [[Bill Thompson (American football)|Bill Thompson]] (DEN) SS
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">31</span> [[Donnie Shell]] (PIT) FS

'''Special teams'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;8</span> [[Ray Guy]] (OAK) P
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">1</span> [[Garo Yepremian]] (MIA) K
|}

''Rookies in Italics''

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===NFC===
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #cc0000; background: #051964; color: white;" | 1978 NFC Pro Bowl roster
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Quarterbacks'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;12</span> [[Roger Staubach]] (DAL)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;11</span> [[Pat Haden]] (RAM)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;17</span> [[Jim Hart (American football)|Jim Hart]] (STL)

'''Running backs'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">31</span> [[Wilbert Montgomery]] (PHI) HB / PR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">33</span> [[Tony Dorsett]] (DAL)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">23</span> ''[[Tony Green]]'' (WAS) RB / KR
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">34</span> [[Walter Payton]] (CHI) HB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">35</span> [[Terdell Middleton]] (GB) RB / PR

'''Wide receivers'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">17</span> [[Harold Carmichael]] (PHI) WR / FL / TE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">80</span> ''[[James Lofton]]'' (GB)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">28</span> [[Ahmad Rashad]] (MIN)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">82</span> [[Tony Hill (wide receiver)|Tony Hill]] (DAL)

'''Tight ends'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">89</span> [[Billy Joe Dupree]] (DAL)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">81</span> [[David Hill (tight end)|David Hill]] (DET)

| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |
'''Offensive linemen'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">77</span> [[Doug France]] (RAM) T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">72</span> [[Dan Dierdorf]] (STL) T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">73</span> [[Ron Yary]] (MIN) T
* <span style="Pro tyle="font-family: Arial Black;">75</span> [[Stan Walters]] (PHI) T
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">60</span> [[Dennis Harrah]] (RAM) T/G
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">61</span> [[Rich Saul]] (RAM) C
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">64</span> [[Bob Young (offensive lineman)|Bob Young]] (STL) G / DL

'''Defensive linemen'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">85</span> [[Jack Youngblood]] (RAM) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">79</span> [[Harvey Martin]] (DAL) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">78</span> [[Doug English]] (DET) DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">77</span> [[Claude Humphrey]] (ATL) DE
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">54</span> [[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]] (DAL) DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">90</span> [[Larry Brooks (American football)|Larry Brooks]] (RAM) DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">75</span> [[Cody Jones]] (RAM) DE / DT
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">76</span> [[Dave Pear]] (TB) DT

| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Linebackers'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">10</span> [[Brad Van Pelt]] (NYG) ILB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">56</span> [[Thomas Henderson (American football)|Thomas Henderson]] (DAL) OLB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">59</span> [[Matt Blair]] (MIN) ILB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">53</span> [[Harry Carson]] (NYG)
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">66</span> [[Bill Bergey]] (PHI) ILB / MLB

'''Defensive backs'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">26</span> [[Willie Buchanon]] (GB) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">27</span> [[Pat Thomas (defensive back)|Pat Thomas]] (RAM) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">29</span> [[Ken Houston]] (WAS) CB / S
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">43</span> [[Cliff Harris]] (DAL) FS
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">41</span> [[Charlie Waters]] (DAL) CB
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">49</span> [[Rod Perry]] (RAM) SS

'''Special teams'''
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;13</span> [[Dave Jennings (American football)|Dave Jennings]] (NYG) P
* <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">1</span> [[Frank Corral]] (RAM) K
|}
''Rookies in Italics''

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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:03, 25 April 2024

1978 NFL Pro Bowl
DateJanuary 23, 1978
StadiumTampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
MVPWalter Payton (Chicago Bears)
RefereeFred Wyant
Attendance50,716
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersFrank 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.[1] The final score was NFC 14, AFC 13.[2]

Ted Marchibroda of the Baltimore Colts lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox.[1] The referee was Fred Wyant.[1]

Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[3] Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.[4]

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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in Italics

[5]

NFC

1978 NFC Pro Bowl roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in Italics

[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "1978 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Mizell, Hubert (January 24, 1978). "Stabler key to AFC's first-half raid". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 1C, 4C. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Writers pick Payton MVP". St. Petersburg Times. January 24, 1978. p. 1C. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "1978 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "1977 NFL Pro Bowl, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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