1984 Pro Bowl

The 1984 Pro Bowl was the 34th Pro Bowl, the annual all-star game of the National Football League (NFL), and featured the outstanding performers from the 1983 season. The game was contested by teams representing the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC), and played on January 29, 1984, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,445.^[1] The NFC won the game 45–3.

1984 NFL Pro Bowl

NFC AFC 45 3 Head coach: Bill Walsh (San Francisco 49ers) Head coach: Chuck Knox (Seattle Seahawks)
1 2 3 4 Total NFC 3 14 14 14 45 AFC 0 3 0 0 3
Date	January 29, 1984
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins)
Referee	Jerry Seeman
Attendance	50,445
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson & Lynn Swann
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Chuck Knox of the Seattle Seahawks led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh.^[2] The referee was Jerry Seeman.^[1]

Joe Theismann of the Washington Redskins was named the game's Most Valuable Player.^[2] Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000.^[3]

AFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	14 Dan Fouts, San Diego	9 Bill Kenney, Kansas City 13 Dan Marino, Miami
Running back	28 Curt Warner, Seattle	34 Earl Campbell, Houston 20 Joe Cribbs, Buffalo
Fullback	33 Tony Collins, New England
Wide receiver	85 Mark Duper, Miami 80 Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati	89 Wes Chandler, San Diego 82 John Stallworth, Pittsburgh
Tight end	46 Todd Christensen, L.A. Raiders	89 Kellen Winslow, San Diego
Offensive tackle	78 Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati 76 Brian Holloway, New England	79 Marvin Powell, New York Jets 70 Henry Lawrence, L. A. Raiders
Offensive guard	73 John Hannah, New England 64 Ed Newman, Miami	75 Chris Hinton, Baltimore 67 Bob Kuechenberg, Miami
Center	52 Mike Webster, Pittsburgh	57 Dwight Stephenson, Miami

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	99 Mark Gastineau, New York Jets 75 Doug Betters, Miami	75 Howie Long, L.A. Raiders
Defensive tackle	73 Bob Baumhower, Miami 76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo	73 Joe Klecko, New York Jets
Outside linebacker	53 Rod Martin, L.A. Raiders 56 Chip Banks, Cleveland	83 Ted Hendricks, L.A. Raiders
Inside linebacker	58 Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh	53 Randy Gradishar, Denver
Cornerback	37 Lester Hayes, L.A. Raiders 24 Gary Green, Kansas City	20 Louis Wright, Denver 26 Raymond Clayborn, New England
Free safety	20 Deron Cherry, Kansas City	26 Vann McElroy, L.A. Raiders
Strong safety	45 Kenny Easley, Seattle

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)
Punter	3 Rich Camarillo, New England
Placekicker	1 Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh
Kick returner	34 Greg Pruitt, L. A. Raiders

NFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	7 Joe Theismann, Washington	16 Joe Montana, San Francisco
Running back	29 Eric Dickerson, L.A. Rams	34 Walter Payton, Chicago 33 Tony Dorsett, Dallas
Fullback	31 William Andrews, Atlanta
Wide receiver	81 Roy Green, St. Louis 82 Mike Quick, Philadelphia	87 Charlie Brown, Washington 80 James Lofton, Green Bay
Tight end	82 Paul Coffman, Green Bay	84 Doug Cosbie, Dallas
Offensive tackle	66 Joe Jacoby, Washington 78 Jackie Slater, Los Angeles Rams	78 Mike Kenn, Atlanta
Offensive guard	68 Russ Grimm, Washington 72 Kent Hill, Los Angeles Rams	68 R. C. Thielemann, Atlanta
Center	53 Jeff Bostic, Washington	54 Larry McCarren, Green Bay

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	72 Ed Jones, Dallas 74 Fred Dean, San Francisco	63 Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay
Defensive tackle	54 Randy White, Dallas 65 Dave Butz, Washington	78 Doug English, Detroit
Outside linebacker	56 Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants 53 Hugh Green, Tampa Bay	57 Rickey Jackson, New Orleans
Inside linebacker	50 Mike Singletary, Chicago	53 Harry Carson, New York Giants
Cornerback	24 Everson Walls, Dallas 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco	36 Mark Haynes, New York Giants
Free safety	29 Mark Murphy, Washington	22 Dwight Hicks, San Francisco
Strong safety	21 Nolan Cromwell, L.A. Rams

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)
Punter	18 Carl Birdsong, St. Louis
Placekicker	6 Ali Haji-Sheikh, New York Giants
Kick returner	81 Billy Johnson, Atlanta

Box score

1984 Pro Bowl: NFC vs AFC

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
NFC	3	14	14	14	45
AFC	0	3	0	0	3

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Date: January 29, 1984
• Game time: 11:08 a.m. HST
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 81 °C (178 °F)
• Game attendance: 50,445
• Referee: Jerry Seeman (70)
• Game Book

Game information

First quarter NFC – Ali Haji-Sheikh 23-yard field goal, 9:53. NFC 3–0. Second quarter NFC – William Andrews 16-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 12:02. NFC 10–0. NFC – William Andrews 2-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 1:08. NFC 17–0. AFC – Gary Anderson 43-yard field goal, 0:00. NFC 17–3. Third quarter NFC – Nolan Cromwell 44-yard interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 13:21. NFC 24–3. NFC – James Lofton 8-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 6:04. NFC 31–3. Fourth quarter NFC – Paul Coffman 6-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 11:43. NFC 38–3. NFC – Eric Dickerson 14-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 0:25. NFC 45–3. Top passers NFC – Joe Theisman – 21/27, 242 yards, 3 TD AFC – Dan Fouts – 7/9, 103 yards, INT Top rushers NFC – Eric Dickerson – 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD AFC – Joe Cribbs – 4 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers NFC – Mike Quick – 1 reception, 51 yards AFC – Cris Collinsworth – 5 receptions, 73 yards

References

1. "1984 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. "NFC Pro Bowl romp over AFC really the Joe Theismann Show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 30, 1984. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links

• "1984 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.