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1979 NFL Pro Bowlers

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Super Bowl Champion: Pittsburgh Steelers

AP MVP: Earl Campbell

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ottis Anderson

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jim Haslett

AP Offensive Player of the Year: Earl Campbell

AP Defensive Player of the Year: Lee Roy Selmon

Passing Leader: Dan Fouts, 4082 Yds

Rushing Leader: Earl Campbell, 1697 Yds

Receiving Leader: Steve Largent, 1237 Yds

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Pro Bowlers

% indicates player did not play, + indicates player was a replacement selection

Pro Bowlers Table
Pos	Player	Conf	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Sk	Int	All-pro teams
LCB	Lemar Parrish	NFC	WAS	32	9	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
LCB	Louis Wright	AFC	DEN	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
LG	John Hannah	AFC	NWE	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RDT	Randy White	NFC	DAL	26	4	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
ROLB	Robert Brazile	AFC	HOU	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RB	Earl Campbell	AFC	HOU	24	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	368	1697	19	16	94	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
LT	Leon Gray	AFC	HOU	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
FS	Mike Reinfeldt	AFC	HOU	26	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
LLB	Jack Ham	AFC	PIT	31	8	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
WR	John Stallworth	AFC	PIT	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	1183	8	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
C	Mike Webster	AFC	PIT	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
LDE	Jack Youngblood	NFC	RAM	29	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
QB	Dan Fouts	AFC	SDG	28	6	16	16	332	530	4082	24	24	26	49	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
WR	John Jefferson	AFC	SDG	23	1	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	1090	10	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RDE	Lee Roy Selmon	NFC	TAM	25	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RT	Marvin Powell	AFC	NYJ	24	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
P	Bob Grupp	AFC	KAN	24	Rook	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
MLB	Jack Lambert	AFC	PIT	27	5	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	6	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
K	Toni Fritsch	AFC	HOU	34	8	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
LDT	Joe Greene	AFC	PIT	33	10	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RG	Joe DeLamielleure	AFC	BUF	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
RB	Walter Payton	NFC	CHI	26	4	16	16	1	1	54	1	0	369	1610	14	31	313	2	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RB	Ottis Anderson	NFC	STL	22	Rook	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	331	1605	8	41	308	2	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LG	Bob Young	NFC	STL	37	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RILB	Randy Gradishar	AFC	DEN	27	5	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
K	Mark Moseley	NFC	WAS	31	9	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
TE	Dave Casper	AFC	OAK	27	5	15	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	771	3	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
P	Dave Jennings	NFC	NYG	27	5	16	0	2	2	48	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm
NT	Charlie Johnson	NFC	PHI	27	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm
SS	Donnie Shell	AFC	PIT	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
FS	Tom Myers	NFC	NOR	29	7	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., PFW: 1st Tm
RCB	Mike Haynes	AFC	NWE	26	3	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LT	Stan Walters	NFC	PHI	31	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
WR	Ahmad Rashad	NFC	MIN	30	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	1156	9	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Harold Carmichael	NFC	PHI	30	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	52	872	11	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
WR	Rick Upchurch	AFC	DEN	27	4	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	3	17	0	64	937	7	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
QB	Roger Staubach	NFC	DAL	37	10	16	16	267	461	3586	27	11	37	172	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LT	Pat Donovan	NFC	DAL	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RCB	Roger Wehrli	NFC	STL	32	10	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LOLB	Brad Van Pelt	NFC	NYG	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	0	4.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RILB	Harry Carson	NFC	NYG	26	3	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
FB	Mike Pruitt	AFC	CLE	25	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	264	1294	9	41	372	2	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RDE	Fred Dean	AFC	SDG	27	4	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
TE	Raymond Chester	AFC	OAK	31	9	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	712	8	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm
LDT	Larry Brooks	NFC	RAM	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm
NT	Bob Baumhower	AFC	MIA	24	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
LG	Herbert Scott	NFC	DAL	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDE	L.C. Greenwood	AFC	PIT	33	10	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
WR	Wally Henry	NFC	PHI	25	2	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
FS	Cliff Harris	NFC	DAL	31	9	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
LLB	Jim Youngblood	NFC	RAM	29	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	5	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
LLB	Matt Blair	NFC	MIN	29	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
TE	Henry Childs	NFC	NOR	28	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	846	5	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
SS	Ken Houston	NFC	WAS	35	12	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
C	Rich Saul	NFC	RAM	31	9	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf.
MLB	Bob Breunig	NFC	DAL	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RG	Dennis Harrah	NFC	RAM	26	4	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RCB	Mel Blount	AFC	PIT	31	9	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
RT	Russ Washington	AFC	SDG	33	11	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
RDE	Harvey Martin	NFC	DAL	29	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
RB	Wilbert Montgomery	NFC	PHI	25	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	338	1512	9	41	494	5	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
SS	Tim Foley	AFC	MIA	31	9	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Wes Chandler	NFC	NOR	23	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	1069	6	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Steve Largent	AFC	SEA	25	3	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	1237	9	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
RG	Ed White	AFC	SDG	32	10	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
FB	Franco Harris	AFC	PIT	29	7	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	267	1186	11	36	291	1	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
QB	Terry Bradshaw	AFC	PIT	31	9	16	16	259	472	3724	26	25	21	83	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
RCB	Joe Lavender	NFC	WAS	30	6	16	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
C	Jeff Van Note	NFC	ATL	33	10	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
RDT	Gary Johnson	AFC	SDG	27	4	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RDE	Al Baker	NFC	DET	23	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RT	Jerry Sisemore	NFC	PHI	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
WR	Tony Hill	NFC	DAL	23	2	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	0	60	1062	10	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
RDE	Elvin Bethea	AFC	HOU	33	11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	AP: 2nd Tm
ROLB	Tom Jackson	AFC	DEN	28	6	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	1	NEA: 2nd Tm
RB	Chuck Muncie	NFC	NOR	26	3	16	15	1	2	40	1	0	238	1198	11	40	308	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
RB	Joe Washington	AFC	BAL	26	2	15	15	0	1	0	0	1	242	884	4	82	750	3	0.0	0
C	Tom DeLeone	AFC	CLE	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
WR	Charlie Joiner	AFC	SDG	32	10	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	-12	0	72	1008	4	0.0	0
WR	Stanley Morgan	AFC	NWE	24	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	7	39	0	44	1002	12	0.0	0
QB	Archie Manning	NFC	NOR	30	8	16	16	252	420	3169	15	20	35	186	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
LOLB	Kim Bokamper	AFC	MIA	25	2	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	1
TE	David Hill	NFC	DET	25	3	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	47	569	3	0.0	0

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