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[[Chuck Muncie]] of the [[1979 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]].<ref name=GameRecap/> Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
[[Chuck Muncie]] of the [[1979 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]].<ref name=GameRecap/> Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810235233/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Starting in his seventh and final Pro Bowl, defensive end [[Jack Youngblood]] of the [[1979 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] played in the game with a fractured left fibula, just as he had played during the NFC Divisional Playoff and in [[Super Bowl XIV]].<ref name=GameRecap/> |
Starting in his seventh and final Pro Bowl, defensive end [[Jack Youngblood]] of the [[1979 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] played in the game with a fractured left fibula, just as he had played during the NFC Divisional Playoff and in [[Super Bowl XIV]].<ref name=GameRecap/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000285834/article/pro-bowl-flashback-friday-jack-youngbloods-broken-leg|title=Pro Bowl Flashback Friday: Jack Youngblood's broken leg|website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref> |
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This was the first of thirty consecutive Pro Bowls played in Honolulu. It also marked a return to the game being played on a Sunday. |
This was the first of thirty consecutive Pro Bowls played in Honolulu. It also marked a return to the game being played on a Sunday. |
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| Date | January 27, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chuck Muncie (New Orleans Saints) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dick Jorgensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 30th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1979 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 27, 1980, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before 48,060 fans.[1] The final score was NFC 37, AFC 27.[2]
Don Coryell of the San Diego Chargers lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry.[1] The referee was Dick Jorgensen.[1]
Chuck Muncie of the New Orleans Saints was named the game's Most Valuable Player.[2] Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.[3]
Starting in his seventh and final Pro Bowl, defensive end Jack Youngblood of the Los Angeles Rams played in the game with a fractured left fibula, just as he had played during the NFC Divisional Playoff and in Super Bowl XIV.[2][4]
This was the first of thirty consecutive Pro Bowls played in Honolulu. It also marked a return to the game being played on a Sunday.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "1980 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bradshaw fizzles while NFC sizzles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 28, 1980. p. 15. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "Pro Bowl Flashback Friday: Jack Youngblood's broken leg". NFL.com.
External links[edit]
- "1980 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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