The 1974 College All-Star Game
The All-Star Game in 1974 was not played due to a
strike by the National Football League Players Association. The team had
been chosen and John McKay of USC had again been selected as coach for
the All-Stars, but after their arrival in Chicago the players decided
not to practice in a show of support for the strike. Since the players’
union could give no assurance that the game would be played as
scheduled, the sponsor, Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc., had no
alternative but to cancel the contest. As a gesture of good will and to
offset the monetary loss, the National Football League’s 26 owners
donated $106,000 and the NFL Players Association contributed $22,000 to
the charitable cause.