Best Teams
This NFC team was the best team in the 70s
Cowboys
This Dallas QB was named the best player of the decade
Roger Staubach
This team had the most wins from 1970-1979
Oklahoma
At the beginning of the 70s, the NCAA season was extended to this many games
11
Franco Harris, Roger Staubach, and Joe Greene all won the Super Bowl and this award in the same year
Man of the Year Award (Walter Payton Man of the Year Award)
This team had a 100–38–6 regular-season record second to only the Cowboys
Raiders
This player nicknamed "The Juice" is known for being one of the best running backs as well as being charged with several crimes, including armed robbery and kidnapping
OJ Simpson
This team from the south continues to have the largest fan base in all of college football
Alabama
On October 2, 1970, one of the planes carrying this football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State, killing 31 people on board, including 14 players
Wichita State
This is the nickname the Steelers player Joe Greene
Mean Joe Greene
This team bested the Cowboys in two Super Bowls and won 2 more led by Terry Bradshaw
Steelers
This quarterback led the Steelers to 2 Super Bowls over the Cowboys in 1977 and 1979
Terry Bradshaw
In 1970, three teams won separate championships. Nebraska, Texas, and this team all won their games
Ohio State
This team was able to complete a perfect regular season and win the Super Bowl in 1972
Dolphins
This is the name of the play where Franco Harris caught a ball that was almost knocked down to win the AFC
The Immaculate Reception
This team was the first to have a perfect season in 1972
Dolphins
This player recorded over 2000 yards are 15 touchdowns in his MVP season in 1977
Walter Payton
This team won 3 championships in the 70's
USC
This was the first player to win back-to-back Heisman trophies
Archie Griffin
The Dolphins, Steelers, and Cowboys combined for this many Super Bowls in the '70s
8
This team made the Super Bowl 5 times in the 70s and won 2 of them
Cowboys
This man is defensive tackle for the Vikings is one of the best defensive players to ever play
Alan Page
The greatest defensive player to ever play in the NFL made his debut for the NC Tar Heels in 1978
Lawrence Taylor
On November 14, 1970, the charter for this team crashed on the way home from a game against East Carolina, killing all 75 people
Marshall Thundering Herd
These two teams were expansion teams in 1976
The Baccaneers and the Seahawks