1983 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

1983 NFL Pro Bowl

| AFC | NFC

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19 | 20
Head coach:
Walt Michaels
(New York Jets) | Head coach:
Tom Landry
(Dallas Cowboys)
|  | 1| 2| 3| 4 | Total

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AFC | 9| 3| 7| 0 | 19
NFC | 0| 10| 0| 10 | 20
Date| February 6, 1983
Stadium| Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
Co-MVPs| Dan Fouts (San Diego Chargers), John Jefferson (Green Bay Packers)
Referee| Fred Silva
Attendance| 47,207
TV in the United States
Network| ABC
Announcers| Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Fran Tarkenton & Lynn Swann

* ← 1982
* Pro Bowl
* 1984 →

The 1983 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 33rd annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1982 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 6, 1983, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 47,207.[1] The final score was NFC 20, AFC 19.[1]

Walt Michaels of the New York Jets led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry.[2] The referee was Fred Silva.[1]

Dan Fouts of the San Diego Chargers and John Jefferson of the Green Bay Packers were named the game's Most Valuable Players.[2] A late touchdown pass from Danny White of the Dallas Cowboys to Jefferson provided the NFC margin of victory.

Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000 which were double the payouts of the previous year.[3]

## AFC roster

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### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Quarterback | 14 Dan Fouts, San Diego | 14 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati
Running back | 32 Marcus Allen, L.A. Raiders
24 Freeman McNeil, N.Y. Jets | 46 Chuck Muncie, San Diego
Fullback | 37 Andra Franklin, Miami
Wide receiver | 89 Wes Chandler, San Diego
80 Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati | 85 Wesley Walker, N.Y. Jets
82 John Stallworth, Pittsburgh
Tight end | 89 Kellen Winslow, San Diego | 89 Dan Ross, Cincinnati
Offensive tackle | 78 Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati
79 Marvin Powell, New York Jets | 79 Larry Brown, Pittsburgh
Offensive guard | 73 John Hannah, New England
63 Doug Wilkerson, San Diego | 64 Ed Newman, Miami
Center | 65 Joe Fields, N.Y. Jets | 52 Mike Webster, Pittsburgh

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Defensive end | 99 Mark Gastineau, N.Y. Jets
67 Art Still, Kansas City | 77 Ben Williams, Buffalo
Defensive tackle | 79 Gary Johnson, San Diego
76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo | 73 Bob Baumhower, Miami
Outside linebacker | 52 Robert Brazile, Houston
83 Ted Hendricks, L.A. Raiders | 56 Chip Banks, Cleveland
Inside linebacker | 58 Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh | 53 Randy Gradishar, Denver
Cornerback | 37 Lester Hayes, L.A. Raiders
40 Mike Haynes, New England | 24 Gary Green, Kansas City
Free safety | 26 Gary Barbaro, Kansas City |
Strong safety | 31 Donnie Shell, Pittsburgh | 45 Kenny Easley, Seattle

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Punter |   11 Luke Prestridge, Denver |
Placekicker |   6 Rolf Benirschke, San Diego |
Kick returner | 80 Rick Upchurch, Denver |

## NFC roster

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### Offense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Quarterback |   7 Joe Theismann, Washington | 11 Danny White, Dallas
Running back | 33 Tony Dorsett, Dallas | 38 George Rogers, New Orleans
20 Billy Sims, Detroit
Fullback | 31 William Andrews, Atlanta |
Wide receiver | 87 Dwight Clark, San Francisco
80 James Lofton, Green Bay | 87 Charlie Brown, Washington
83 John Jefferson, Green Bay
Tight end | 88 Jimmie Giles, Tampa Bay | 82 Paul Coffman, Green Bay
Offensive tackle | 67 Pat Donovan, Dallas
78 Mike Kenn, Atlanta | 70 Keith Dorney, Detroit
Offensive guard | 51 Randy Cross, San Francisco
68 R. C. Thielemann, Atlanta | 72 Kent Hill, Los Angeles Rams
Center | 57 Jeff Van Note, Atlanta | 54 Larry McCarren, Green Bay

### Defense

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Defensive end | 72 Ed Jones, Dallas
63 Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay | 68 Dennis Harrison, Philadelphia
Defensive tackle | 54 Randy White, Dallas
78 Doug English, Detroit | 99 Dan Hampton, Chicago
Outside linebacker | 56 Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants
53 Hugh Green, Tampa Bay | 59 Matt Blair, Minnesota
Inside linebacker | 53 Harry Carson, N.Y. Giants | 53 Bob Breunig, Dallas
Cornerback | 24 Everson Walls, Dallas
36 Mark Haynes, N.Y. Giants | 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco
Free safety | 21 Nolan Cromwell, L.A. Rams | 22 Dwight Hicks, San Francisco
Strong safety | 23 Tony Peters, Washington |

### Special teams

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Position  | Starter(s)  | Reserve(s)

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Punter | 13 Dave Jennings, N.Y. Giants |
Placekicker |   3 Mark Moseley, Washington |
Kick returner | 21 Mike Nelms, Washington |

## References

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1. ^ a b c "1983 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. ^ a b Peters, Ken (February 7, 1983). "White leads NFC over AFC". The Gainesville Sun. AP. p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

## External links

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* "1983 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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