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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels,Howard Cosell andFran Tarkenton | ||||||||||||||||||
The1980Pro Bowl was theNFL's 30th annualall-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the1979 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 27, 1980, atAloha Stadium inHonolulu, Hawaii before 48,060 fans.[1] The final score wasNFC 37,AFC 27.[2]
Don Coryell of theSan Diego Chargers lead theAFC team against anNFC team coached byDallas Cowboys head coachTom Landry.[1] The referee wasDick Jorgensen.[1]
Chuck Muncie of theNew Orleans Saints was named the game'sMost 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 endJack Youngblood of theLos Angeles Rams played in the game with a fractured left fibula, just as he had played during the NFC Divisional Playoff and inSuper 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.
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