| 1974 Pro Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 20, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Garo Yepremian (Miami Dolphins) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Referee | Jack Reader | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
John Madden of the Oakland Raiders coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.[2]
Kicker Garo Yepremian of the Miami Dolphins was the game's MVP. Yepremian set a Pro Bowl record which still stands as of 2012 in kicking five field goals in the game. The referee for the game was Jack Reader.[3]
Players on the winning AFC team each received $2,000 while the NFC participants took home $1,500.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Football exits with a dud". The Beaver County Times. UPI: p. B-1. January 21, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_sqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UNoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=506%2C1194598. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "The 1974 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/655FZow6f. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "1974 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/655FMeayn. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/64jzqxRdL. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
External links[]
- "1974 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/655HTwM66. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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