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The 1979 Pro Bowl was the NFL’s 29th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1978 season. The game was played on Monday, January 29, 1979, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California before a crowd of 38,333.NEWS, Staubach rallies NFC in Pro Bowl,news.google.com/newspapers?id=ywIOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516%2C3770453, January 17, 2012, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 30, 1979, Associated Press, AP, The final score was NFC 13, AFC 7.WEB, 1979 Pro Bowl game book,www.nflgsis.com/1978/Post/05/55141/Gamebook.pdf, NFL Game Statistics & Information, National Football League, PDF, January 30, 2012,www.nflgsis.com/1978/Post/05/55141/Gamebook.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304042357www.nflgsis.com/1978/Post/05/55141/Gamebook.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160304042357www.nflgsis.com/1978/Post/05/55141/Gamebook.pdf, March 4, 2016, live, Chuck Fairbanks of the New England Patriots lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant. The referee was Jerry Markbreit in his second year as a referee.Ahmad Rashad of the Minnesota Vikings was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.WEB, NFL Pro Bowl history,www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742, CBSSports.com, January 30, 2012,www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742," title="web.archive.org/web/20110810235233www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742,">web.archive.org/web/20110810235233www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742, August 10, 2011, live, As of 2019, this was the last Pro Bowl to be played on a Monday, and the last one to be played in Los Angeles. It was the last one to be played outside Hawaii until the 2010 Pro Bowl which was in Miami Gardens, Florida.This was also the first Pro Bowl to have players sport their respective team helmets, a custom that still stands today.

Rosters

AFC

{| class=“toccolours” style="text-align: left;”! colspan=“7” style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #051964; background:#cc0000; color: white;” | 1979 AFC Pro Bowl rosterTerry Bradshaw (PIT)

13 Dan Fouts (SD)

Running backs

• 20 Joe Washington (BAL) HB / KR
• 34 Earl Campbell (HOU) FB
• 32 Franco Harris (PIT) FB
• 43 Mike Pruitt (CLE) FB

Wide receivers

• 80 Rick Upchurch (DEN) KR / PR
• 81 Steve Largent (SEA) KR
• 18 Charlie Joiner (SD)
• 82 John Stallworth (PIT)
• 83 John Jefferson (SD)
• 84 Stanley Morgan (NE)

Tight ends

• 88 Raymond Chester (OAK)
• 87 Dave Casper (OAK)

Offensive linemen

• 67 Ed White (SD) G
• 71 Leon Gray (NE) G / T
• 73 John Hannah (NE) G
• 70 Russ Washington (SD) T / G
• 52 Mike Webster (PIT) C
• 54 Tom DeLeone (CLE) C
• 79 Marvin Powell (NYG) T
• 64 Joe Delamielleure (BUF) G

Defensive linemen

• 68 L. C. Greenwood (PIT) DE
• 75 Joe Greene (PIT) DE
• 71 Fred Dean (SD) DE
• 72 Gary Johnson (SD) DE
• 65 Elvin Bethea (HOU) DT
• 74 Louie Kelcher (SD) DT
• 72 Bob Baumhower (MIA) NG / DT

Linebackers

• 53 Randy Gradishar (DEN) ILB / MLB
• 58 Jack Lambert (PIT) MLB
• 57 Tom Jackson (DEN) OLB
• 52 Robert Brazile (HOU) OLB
• 59 Jack Ham (PIT) ILB
• 56 Kim Bokamper (SD) ILB

Defensive backs

• 20 Louis Wright (DEN) CB
• 27 Mike Reinfeldt (HOU) FS
• 22 Mike Haynes (NE) CB
• 47 Mel Blount (PIT) CB
• 43 Tim Foley (MIA) SS
• 31 Donnie Shell (PIT) FS

Special teams

•  1 Bob Grupp (KC) P
• 15 Toni Fritsch (HOU) K

Rookies in ItalicsWEB,www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1979/probowl.htm, NFL Pro Bowl, Roster, & Players, Pro-Football-Reference.com, “>

NFC{| class“toccolours” style@text-align: left;”

! colspan=“7” style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #CC0000; background:#051964; color: white;” | 1979 NFC Pro Bowl rosterRoger Staubach (DAL)

 8 Archie Manning (NO)

Running backs

• 31 Wilbert Montgomery (PHI) HB / PR
• 32 Ottis Anderson (STL)
• 42 Chuck Muncie (NO) RB / KR
• 34 Walter Payton (CHI) HB

Wide receivers

• 17 Harold Carmichael (PHI) WR / FL / TE
• 89 Wes Chandler (NO)
• 88 Wally Henry (NO) WR / KR
• 28 Ahmad Rashad (MIN)
• 82 Tony Hill (DAL)

Tight ends

• 85 Henry Childs (NO)
• 81 David Hill (DET)

Offensive linemen

• 67 Pat Donovan (DAL) T
• 68 Herbert Scott (DAL) G
• 76 Jerry Sisemore (PHI) T
• 75 Stan Walters (PHI) T
• 60 Dennis Harrah (RAM) T/G
• 61 Rich Saul (RAM) C
• 64 Bob Young (STL) G / DL

Defensive linemen

• 85 Jack Youngblood (RAM) DE
• 79 Harvey Martin (DAL) DE
• 54 Randy White (DAL) DT
• 90 Larry Brooks (RAM) DT
• 63 Lee Roy Selmon (TB) DE / DT
• 60 Al Baker (DET) DE
• 65 Charlie Johnson (PHI) DT

Linebackers

• 10 Brad Van Pelt (NYG) ILB
• 51 Jim Youngblood (RAM) MLB
• 59 Matt Blair (MIN) ILB
• 52 Bob Breunig (DAL) MLB
• 53 Harry Carson (NYG) ILB / MLB

Defensive backs

• 37 Tom Myers (NO) S
• 22 Roger Wehrli (STL) CB
• 29 Ken Houston (WAS) CB / S
• 43 Cliff Harris (DAL) FS
• 20 Joe Lavender (WAS) CB
• 49 Rod Perry (RAM) SS

Special teams

• 13 Doug Jennings (NYG) P
• 3 Mark Moseley (WAS) K

Rookies in Italics

References

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External links

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