D. Gottlieb's 1973 'Pro Football'

(Information from the Internet Pinball Database.)

A Scan of the Advertising Flyer.

I picked this up at the "Pin a Go Go" May 19, 2000.

Comments on the Playfield.

It is rather difficult to hit either of the vari- targets even with the four flippers. The machine works best when set on "high tap" from the main transformer- it gives a little extra power needed for the 4 flippers.
The playfield has a symmetrical layout. I liked the design when I first saw it and thought it was unique with the ball launched from the middle. This maximizes the playfield area well.

Tips for a High Score:
Hit the vari- targets all the way back and get through the 500 pts./50 yd. lanes and a good strong roll through the spinner. 10 advances/ 100 yds. equals a touchdown (6,000 High score points and 6 point score points).

My all- time high score so far is 117,650/ Point Score 99 on 7/19/00.

For those of you who have the Pro Football, I have for sale or trade reproductions of the labels you see on the 4 flippers. For more info, e- mail me from the main page.

As of 8/26/00 this machine has a happy new owner and good home. I will miss it after all the work I put into it, but I now have the room to take on other projects.

For details on the restoration of this machine,

As you can see,the backglass and cabinet were in pretty bad shape. Here is a picture of how it looked before I started any restoration.

Here you see the Back box after restoration. I found and bought a very good condition glass to replace the bad one.

I wish to acknowledge people who helped me in various ways with this machine:
Alan Van Nevel- Selling me the machine.
Dan Kramer- Parts, technical help and information.
Pinball Resource- Parts and paperwork.
Pete McDonald- Paperwork.
Jay Lockard- Paperwork.
Dan Schindler- Information.
Craig Armstrong- Parts.
Richard Tomes- Selling me the replacement Playfield and Backglass.

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