# 1973 Pro Bowl

The 1973 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 23rd annual all-star game, which featured the outstanding performers from the 1972 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 21, 1973, at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. It was the first Pro Bowl not to be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The final score was AFC 33, NFC 28. Running back O. J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Attendance at the game was 47,879. Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry. The game's referee was Dick Jorgensen.
Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 each, while the NFC participants took home $1,500.

## AFC roster
### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Quarterback | 3 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland | 21 John Hadl, San Diego 12 Joe Namath, N.Y. Jets |
| Running back | 32 O. J. Simpson, Buffalo | 22 Mercury Morris, Miami |
| Fullback | 32 Franco Harris, Pittsburgh | 39 Larry Csonka, Miami 44 Marv Hubbard, Oakland |
| Wide receivers | 89 Otis Taylor, Kansas City 27 Gary Garrison, San Diego | 40 J.D. Hill, Buffalo 42 Paul Warfield, Miami |
| Tight end | 87 Raymond Chester, Oakland | 88 Rich Caster, N.Y. Jets |
| Offensive tackle | 75 Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets 78 Art Shell, Oakland | 78 Norm Evans, Miami |
| Offensive guard | 66 Larry Little, Miami 63 Gene Upshaw, Oakland | 78 Walt Sweeney, San Diego |
| Center | 00 Jim Otto, Oakland | 50 Bill Curry, Baltimore |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Defensive end | 65 Elvin Bethea, Houston 75 Deacon Jones, San Diego | 84 Bill Stanfill, Miami 78 Dwight White, Pittsburgh |
| Defensive tackle | 75 Joe Greene, Pittsburgh 74 Mike Reid, Cincinnati | 70 Paul Smith, Denver |
| Outside linebacker | 34 Andy Russell, Pittsburgh 83 Ted Hendricks, Baltimore | 78 Bobby Bell, Kansas City |
| Inside linebacker | 63 Willie Lanier, Kansas City | 85 Nick Buoniconti, Miami 53 Henry Davis, Pittsburgh |
| Cornerback | 24 Willie Brown, Oakland 20 Robert James, Buffalo | 18 Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City |
| Free safety | 13 Jake Scott, Miami | |
| Strong safety | 40 Dick Anderson, Miami | 29 Ken Houston, Houston |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) |
| Punter | 44 Jerrel Wilson, Kansas City |
| Placekicker | 10 Roy Gerela, Pittsburgh |
| Kick returner | 40 Bruce Laird, Baltimore |

## NFC roster
### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Quarterback | 17 Billy Kilmer, Washington | 16 Norm Snead, N.Y. Giants |
| Running back | 43 Larry Brown, Washington | 35 Calvin Hill, Dallas 30 Ron Johnson, N.Y. Giants |
| Fullback | 42 John Brockington, Green Bay | 32 Walt Garrison, Dallas |
| Wide receivers | 42 John Gilliam, Minnesota 18 Gene Washington, San Francisco | 29 Harold Jackson, Philadelphia 42 Charley Taylor, Washington |
| Tight end | 82 Ted Kwalick, San Francisco | 86 Jim Mitchell, Atlanta |
| Offensive tackle | 70 Rayfield Wright, Dallas 73 Ron Yary, Minnesota | 76 Rocky Freitas, Detroit 75 George Kunz, Atlanta |
| Offensive guard | 65 Tom Mack, Los Angeles 76 John Niland, Dallas | 69 Woody Peoples, San Francisco |
| Center | 75 Forrest Blue, San Francisco | 56 Len Hauss, Washington |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Defensive end | 79 Coy Bacon, Los Angeles 87 Claude Humphrey, Atlanta | 81 Jack Gregory, N.Y. Giants |
| Defensive tackle | 78 Bob Brown, Green Bay 74 Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles | 88 Alan Page, Minnesota |
| Outside linebacker | 55 Chris Hanburger, Washington 64 Dave Wilcox, San Francisco | 53 Fred Carr, Green Bay |
| Inside linebacker | 51 Dick Butkus, Chicago | 50 Tommy Nobis, Atlanta |
| Cornerback | 20 Lem Barney, Detroit 37 Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco | 20 Mel Renfro, Dallas |
| Free safety | 28 Bill Bradley, Philadelphia | 22 Paul Krause, Minnesota |
| Strong safety | 34 Cornell Green, Dallas | 48 Ron Smith, Chicago |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Placekicker | 13 Chester Marcol, Green Bay | |
| Kick returner | 45 Speedy Duncan, Washington | |