The 1972 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 22nd annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1971 season. The game was played on January 23, 1972, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The final score was AFC 26, NFC 13.
The Kansas City Chiefs swept the Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, with placekicker Jan Stenerud named the game's offensive MVP and Willie Lanier selected as the defensive MVP.
This was the last NFL game overall played with the hashmarks (also called the inbound lines) set at 40 feet apart (20 yards from the sidelines); the next season, they were brought in to 18½ feet, the width of the goalposts, where they still stand to this day.
Attendance at the game was 53,647. Don McCafferty of the Baltimore Colts coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the San Francisco 49ers' Dick Nolan. The referee was Ben Dreith.
AFC roster
Offense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Quarterback Bob Griese, Miami Len Dawson, Kansas CityRunning back Floyd Little, Denver Norm Bulaich, Baltimore Leroy Kelly, ClevelandFullback Larry Csonka, Miami Marv Hubbard, OaklandWide receivers Otis Taylor, Kansas City Paul Warfield, Miami Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland Gary Garrison, San DiegoTight end Raymond Chester, Oakland Milt Morin, ClevelandOffensive tackle Jim Tyrer, Kansas City Winston Hill, N.Y. Jets Bob Brown, Oakland Bob Vogel, BaltimoreOffensive guard Larry Little, Miami Walt Sweeney, San Diego Ed Budde, Kansas CityCenter Bill Curry, Baltimore Jim Otto, Oakland
Defense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Defensive end Elvin Bethea, Houston Bubba Smith, Baltimore Bill Stanfill, MiamiDefensive tackle Buck Buchanan, Kansas City Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Curley Culp, Kansas CityOutside linebacker Bobby Bell, Kansas City Ted Hendricks, Baltimore Andy Russell, PittsburghInside linebacker Willie Lanier, Kansas City Mike Curtis, BaltimoreCornerback Willie Brown, Oakland Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City Lemar Parrish, CincinnatiFree safety Rick Volk, Baltimore Jake Scott, MiamiStrong safety Ken Houston, Houston Jerry Logan, Baltimore
Special teams PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Punter Jerrel Wilson, Kansas CityPlacekicker Jan Stenerud, Kansas CityKick returner Mercury Morris, Miami
NFC roster
Offense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Quarterback Roger Staubach, Dallas Greg Landry, DetroitRunning back Larry Brown, Washington Willie Ellison, Los Angeles Vic Washington, San FranciscoFullback John Brockington, Green Bay Steve Owens, DetroitWide receivers Dick Gordon, Chicago Gene Washington, San Francisco Bob Grim, Minnesota Roy Jefferson, WashingtonTight end Charlie Sanders, Detroit Ted Kwalick, San FranciscoOffensive tackle George Kunz, Atlanta Ron Yary, Minnesota Rayfield Wright, DallasOffensive guard Gale Gillingham, Green Bay John Niland, Dallas Tom Mack, Los AngelesCenter Forrest Blue, San Francisco Ed Flanagan, Detroit
Defense PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Defensive end Cedrick Hardman, Dallas Claude Humphrey, Atlanta Carl Eller, MinnesotaDefensive tackle Bob Lilly, San Francisco Alan Page, Minnesota Merlin Olsen, Los AngelesOutside linebacker Chuck Howley, Dallas Dave Wilcox, San Francisco Isiah Robertson, Los AngelesInside linebacker Dick Butkus, Chicago Mike Lucci, DetroitCornerback Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco Bruce Taylor, San Francisco Mel Renfro, Dallas Roger Wehrli, St. LouisFree safety Bill Bradley, Philadelphia Paul Krause, MinnesotaStrong safety Cornell Green, Dallas Jerry Logan, Baltimore
Special teams PositionStarter(s)Reserve(s)Punter Ron Widby, DallasPlacekicker Curt Knight, WashingtonKick returner Speedy Duncan, Washington
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