1978 Pro Bowl
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1978 Pro Bowl
| 1978 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 23, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Walter Payton (Chicago Bears) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Fred Wyant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,716 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell & Don Meredith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
John Madden of the Oakland Raiders lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant.[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]
References
- ^ a b c "1978 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.nflgsis.com/1977/Post/04/55143/Gamebook.pdf. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Mizell, Hubert (January 24, 1978). "Stabler key to AFC's first-half raid". St. Petersburg Times: pp. 1C, 4C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=6366%2C167364. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Writers pick Payton MVP". St. Petersburg Times: p. 1C. January 24, 1978. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pFkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=3515%2C168158. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
External links
- "1978 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/probowl.htm. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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