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| Agustin Crook, Birmingham |
Birmingham Stallions QB Agustin Crook, 34 and in his 13th pro season, was named offensive MVP after throwing for a league-record 6,548 yards. Crook was offensive co-MVP in 1974, but Chicago's Daniel McKee was the All-Pro QB that season.
New Jersey LDE James Lockette was defensive MVP. Lockette led the league in hurries (88), was tied for second in the league with 18 sacks and made 53 tackles while leading the Generals to an eight-game win streak and a playoff berth.
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| James Lockette, New Jersey |
Four players were voted All-Pro for the third time--Birmingham OL Ben Arnold and Earl Murtagh, Portland DL Norman Paulk, and Washington LB Travis Curcio.
The undefeated Detroit Wheels were well-represented with eyeballll being voted Coach of the Year and five players being named All-Pro.
This year's ballots were filled out by 30 of the 32 coaches, the highest total ever. Surprisingly, the only close race was for defensive MVP, where Lockette edged Zarate by one vote.
1977 USFL/WFL All-Pro Team
(Previous selections in parentheses)Offense: Agustin Crook, QB, Birmingham; Jason Brooks, RB, Oakland; Ralph Allen, RB, Tampa Bay; Lee Rice, WR, Birmingham; Robert Herrera, WR, Los Angeles; Zachary Powell, TE, Detroit; Ben Arnold, OL, Birmingham ('74, '76); Ronald Davis, OL, Detroit; Thomas Watson, OL, Detroit; James Smith, OL, San Jose ('75); Earl Murtagh, OL, Birmingham ('74, '76)
Special Teams: Anthony Schaefer, K, Arizona ('75); Harry Marshall, P, Detroit; Gregory Shea, Memphis, KR.
Defense: James Lockette, DL, New Jersey; Jim Zarate, DL, Cleveland; Norman Paulk, DL, Portland ('75, '76); Joe Bratz, DL, Oklahoma; Arthur Bowie, LB, Michigan; James Kelley, LB, Southern California ('76); Travis Curcio, LB, Washington ('74, '76); Jamie Seymour, LB, Florida; David Peralta, DB, Detroit ('76); Richard Glasgow, DB, Georgia; Albert Welsh, DB, Arizona; Barry Litchford, DB, Florida.
Offensive MVP: Agustin Crook, QB, Birmingham
Defensive MVP: James Lockette, DL, New Jersey
Coach of the Year: eyeballll, Detroit
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Zachary Powell, TE, Detroit
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jim Zarate, DL, Cleveland
You can view all past All-Pro teams on this page.
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received):
QB: Gene Nowlin, Los Angeles; Mario Valencia, Detroit; Daniel McKee, Chicago.
RB: Seth Wynn, Los Angeles; Curtis Scott, Arizona; Gregory Shea, Memphis; Patrick Hiebert, Oklahoma.
WR: Edward Conner, Tampa Bay; Dusty Heckman, Oklahoma; Cory Robinzine, Arizona; Allen Howard, New York; Julio Prince, Michigan.
TE: George Allen, Chicago; David Albrecht, Birmingham; Anthony Pacheco, Orlando; Larry Perez, Houston.
OL: Brandon Roberge, Tampa Bay; Michael Warren, San Jose; Charles Bukowski, Arizona; Michael Yang, Shreveport; Ryan Black, Oklahoma.
KR: Christopher Curtis, Oakland.
DL: Andre Lumley, Portland; Les Lynch, Baltimore; James Tolentino, Houston; Javier Woods, Southern California; Wilbert Sierra, Philadelphia; Matthew Hard, Houston.
LB: John Cintron, Shreveport; Edward Ryan, Oakland; David McMillan, Shreveport; Fernando Stone, Charlotte; Anthony Munoz, New Orleans; Alton Pastor, Michigan.
DB: James Jones, Arizona; Victor Benedict, Oakland; Jessie Castillo, Houston; Joseph Abernathy, Charlotte; Nathan Smith, Boston; John Joyce, New Jersey; Robert Johannes, Baltimore; Rick Edwards, New Orleans; David Oxford, Michigan.
