1983 Pro Bowl

1983 NFL Pro Bowl

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

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]

References

1. "1983 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. 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 January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links

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