1973 Pro Bowl

1973 NFL Pro Bowl
DateJanuary 21, 1973
StadiumTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas
MVPO. J. Simpson (Buffalo Bills, RB)
RefereeDick Jorgensen
Attendance47,879
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersFrank Glieber, Alex Hawkins, Bruce Roberts

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.[1]

Attendance at the game was 47,879.[2] Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry.[3] The game's referee was Dick Jorgensen.[2]

Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 each, while the NFC participants took home $1,500.[4]

  1. ^ "AFC holds off NFC by 33–28". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 22, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "1973 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "The 1973 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.