1980 Pro Bowl
| Type | pb |
| Name | 1980 |
| Image Size | 200 |
| Visitor | NFC |
| Home | AFC |
| Visitor Qtr1 | 3 |
| Home Qtr1 | 3 |
| Visitor Qtr2 | 20 |
| Home Qtr2 | 7 |
| Visitor Qtr3 | 7 |
| Home Qtr3 | 10 |
| Visitor Qtr4 | 7 |
| Home Qtr4 | 7 |
| Date | January 27, 1980 |
| Stadium | Aloha Stadium |
| City | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Visitor Coach | Tom Landry |
| Visitor Coach Team | Dallas Cowboys |
| Home Coach | Don Coryell |
| Home Coach Team | San Diego Chargers |
| Mvp | Chuck Muncie |
| Mvpteam | New Orleans Saints |
| Referee | Dick Jorgensen |
| Attendance | 48,060 |
| 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. The final score was NFC 37, AFC 27.
Don Coryell of the San Diego Chargers lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry. The referee was Dick Jorgensen.
Chuck Muncie of the New Orleans Saints was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.
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.
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
- 1980 Pro Bowl game book, NFL Game Statistics & Information, National Football League, January 30, 2012, February 2, 2015, live
- Bradshaw fizzles while NFC sizzles, January 17, 2012, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 28, 1980, AP
- NFL Pro Bowl history, CBSSports.com, January 30, 2012, August 10, 2011, live
- Pro Bowl Flashback Friday: Jack Youngblood's broken leg, NFL.com
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