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Pro Bowlers

Pos Tm Age Yrs G GS Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Tkl Sk Int All-pro teams
QB Terry Bradshaw PIT 31 9 16 16 259 472 3724 26 25 21 83 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
QB Dan Fouts SDG 28 6 16 16 332 530 4082 24 24 26 49 2 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
QB Archie Manning NOR 30 8 16 16 252 420 3169 15 20 35 186 2 0 0 0 0
QB Roger Staubach DAL 37 10 16 16 267 461 3586 27 11 37 172 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
RB Ottis Anderson STL 22 Rook 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 331 1605 8 41 308 2 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RB Earl Campbell HOU 24 1 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 368 1697 19 16 94 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RB Wilbert Montgomery PHI 25 2 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 338 1512 9 41 494 5 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
RB Chuck Muncie NOR 26 3 16 15 1 2 40 1 0 238 1198 11 40 308 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
RB Walter Payton CHI 25 4 16 16 1 1 54 1 0 369 1610 14 31 313 2 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RB Joe Washington BAL 26 2 15 15 0 1 0 0 1 242 884 4 82 750 3 0
FB Franco Harris PIT 29 7 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 267 1186 11 36 291 1 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
FB Mike Pruitt CLE 25 3 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 264 1294 9 41 372 2 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
WR Harold Carmichael PHI 30 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 872 11 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
WR Wes Chandler NOR 23 1 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 1069 6 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
WR Tony Hill DAL 23 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 60 1062 10 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
WR John Jefferson SDG 23 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 1090 10 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
WR Charlie Joiner SDG 32 10 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 -12 0 72 1008 4 0
WR Steve Largent SEA 25 3 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 1237 9 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
WR Stanley Morgan NWE 24 2 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 7 39 0 44 1002 12 0
WR Ahmad Rashad MIN 30 7 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 1156 9 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
WR John Stallworth PIT 27 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 1183 8 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
WR Rick Upchurch DEN 27 4 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 17 0 64 937 7 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
TE Dave Casper OAK 28 5 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 771 3 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
TE Raymond Chester OAK 31 9 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 712 8 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
TE Henry Childs NOR 28 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 846 5 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
TE David Hill DET 25 3 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 47 569 3 0
LT Pat Donovan DAL 26 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
LT Leon Gray HOU 28 6 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LT Stan Walters PHI 31 7 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
LG John Hannah NWE 28 6 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LG Herbert Scott DAL 26 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
LG Bob Young STL 37 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
C Tom DeLeone CLE 29 7 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Rich Saul RAM 31 9 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
C Mike Webster PIT 27 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RG Joe DeLamielleure BUF 28 6 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
RG Dennis Harrah RAM 26 4 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
RG Ed White SDG 32 10 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
RT Marvin Powell NYJ 24 2 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RT Jerry Sisemore PHI 28 6 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
RT Russ Washington SDG 33 11 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
LDE L.C. Greenwood PIT 33 10 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
LDE Jack Youngblood RAM 29 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LDT Larry Brooks RAM 29 7 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
LDT Joe Greene PIT 33 10 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
NT Bob Baumhower MIA 24 2 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
NT Charlie Johnson PHI 27 2 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
RDT Gary Johnson SDG 27 4 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RDT Randy White DAL 26 4 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RDE Al Baker DET 23 1 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RDE Elvin Bethea HOU 33 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
RDE Fred Dean SDG 27 4 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
RDE Harvey Martin DAL 29 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RDE Lee Roy Selmon TAM 25 3 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LOLB Kim Bokamper MIA 25 2 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LOLB Brad Van Pelt NYG 28 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
LLB Matt Blair MIN 29 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
LLB Jack Ham PIT 31 8 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LLB Jim Youngblood RAM 29 6 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
MLB Bob Breunig DAL 26 4 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
MLB Jack Lambert PIT 27 5 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RILB Harry Carson NYG 26 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
RILB Randy Gradishar DEN 27 5 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
ROLB Robert Brazile HOU 26 4 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
ROLB Tom Jackson DEN 28 6 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
LCB Lemar Parrish WAS 32 9 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
LCB Louis Wright DEN 26 4 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
RCB Mel Blount PIT 31 9 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RCB Mike Haynes NWE 26 3 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
RCB Joe Lavender WAS 30 6 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
RCB Roger Wehrli STL 32 10 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
SS Tim Foley MIA 31 9 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
SS Ken Houston WAS 35 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
SS Donnie Shell PIT 27 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
FS Cliff Harris DAL 31 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
FS Tom Myers NOR 29 7 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
FS Mike Reinfeldt HOU 26 3 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
K Toni Fritsch HOU 34 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
K Mark Moseley WAS 31 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
P Bob Grupp KAN 24 Rook 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
P Dave Jennings NYG 27 5 16 0 2 2 48 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
RET Wally Henry PHI 25 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.