# Gridiron / Pro-Football

"Gridiron" and "Pro-Football" are two related pinball machines produced by D. Gottlieb & Co., with "Gridiron" being a reworked version of the earlier "Pro-Football." "Pro-Football," released in January 1973, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) game designed by Ed Krynski, featuring a sports theme with football elements like flippers, pop bumpers, and vari-targets, and it produced 4,500 units​. "Gridiron," released in December 1977, was designed by John Osborne and is essentially the two-player version of "Pro-Football," updated with different artwork and a unique dual scoring system that tracks both standard pinball and football scores on the playfield.

## Manufacturer
[D. Gottlieb & Co.](/manufacturers/d-gottlieb--co)

## Production
1973–1977

## Design team
- Design: [Ed Krynski](/people/ed-krynski)
- Art: [Gordon Morison](/people/gordon-morison)
- Design: [John Osborne](/people/john-osborne)

## Ratings
Fun score: 70 (1 ratings)

## Related
- [Golden Arrow](/games/pinball/golden-arrow)
- [Totem](/games/pinball/totem)
- [Centigrade 37](/games/pinball/centigrade-37)
- [Monte Carlo](/games/pinball/monte-carlo)
- [Torch](/games/pinball/torch)
- [Genie](/games/pinball/genie)
- [Touchdown](/games/pinball/touchdown)
- [Spot-A-Card](/games/pinball/spot-a-card)

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