1982 Pro Bowl

The 1982 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 32nd annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1981 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 31, 1982, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, in front of a crowd of 49,521. The final score was AFC 16, NFC 13.

1982 NFL Pro Bowl

NFC AFC 13 16 Head coach: John McKay (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Head coach: Don Shula (Miami Dolphins)
1 2 3 4 Total NFC 0 6 0 7 13 AFC 0 0 13 3 16
Date	January 31, 1982
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Co-MVPs	Kellen Winslow (San Diego Chargers), Lee Roy Selmon (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Referee	Red Cashion
Attendance	49,521
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Fran Tarkenton, Lynn Swann & Russ Francis

Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach John McKay. The referee was Red Cashion.

The NFC gained a 13–13 tie with 2:43 to go when Tony Dorsett ran four yards for a touchdown. In the drive to the game-winning field goal, Dan Fouts completed 3 passes, including a 23-yarder to Kellen Winslow that put the ball on the NFC's 5-yard line to set up a 23-yard game winning field goal by Nick Lowery to earn AFC a victory.

Kellen Winslow of the San Diego Chargers and Lee Roy Selmon of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were named the game's Most Valuable Players. The referee was Red Cashion.

Players on the winning AFC team received $5,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $2,500. The total number of tickets sold for the game was 50,402 which set a new ticket sales record for Aloha Stadium.

During the game, Russ Francis interviewed 49ers head coach Bill Walsh during the interview, Walsh convinced Francis to come out of retirement and continue to play football. Francis agreed and Walsh traded for him from the New England Patriots (who still held his rights) in exchange for the Patriots receiving the 49ers first round pick, two second round picks, and a fourth round pick in the 1982 draft.

AFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	14 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati	14 Dan Fouts, San Diego
Running back	37 Joe Delaney, Kansas City	34 Earl Campbell, Houston 20 Joe Cribbs, Buffalo 46 Chuck Muncie, San Diego
Fullback	46 Pete Johnson, Cincinnati
Wide receiver	80 Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati 82 Frank Lewis, Buffalo	80 Steve Largent, Seattle 81 Steve Watson, Denver
Tight end	89 Kellen Winslow, San Diego	82 Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland
Offensive tackle	78 Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati 79 Marvin Powell, New York Jets	74 Leon Gray, Houston
Offensive guard	73 John Hannah, New England 63 Doug Wilkerson, San Diego	64 Ed Newman, Miami
Center	52 Mike Webster, Pittsburgh	65 Joe Fields, N.Y. Jets

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	99 Mark Gastineau, N.Y. Jets 73 Joe Klecko, N.Y. Jets	67 Art Still, Kansas City
Defensive tackle	79 Gary Johnson, San Diego 73 Bob Baumhower, Miami	76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo
Outside linebacker	52 Robert Brazile, Houston 83 Ted Hendricks, Oakland	51 Bob Swenson, Denver Broncos
Inside linebacker	58 Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh	53 Randy Gradishar, Denver
Cornerback	47 Mel Blount, Pittsburgh 37 Lester Hayes, Oakland	24 Gary Green, Kansas City
Free safety	26 Gary Barbaro, Kansas City
Strong safety	31 Donnie Shell, Pittsburgh	36 Bill Thompson, Denver

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	87 Pat McInally, Cincinnati
Placekicker	8 Nick Lowery, Kansas City
Kick returner	85 Carl Roaches, Houston

NFC roster

Offense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Quarterback	16 Joe Montana, San Francisco	10 Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta
Running back	33 Tony Dorsett, Dallas 38 George Rogers, New Orleans	20 Billy Sims, Detroit
Fullback	31 William Andrews, Atlanta
Wide receiver	84 Alfred Jenkins, Atlanta 80 James Lofton, Green Bay	87 Dwight Clark, San Francisco 28 Ahmad Rashad, Minnesota
Tight end	88 Jimmie Giles, Tampa Bay	80 Junior Miller, Atlanta
Offensive tackle	67 Pat Donovan, Dallas 78 Mike Kenn, Atlanta	76 Jerry Sisemore, Philadelphia
Offensive guard	51 Randy Cross, San Francisco 68 Herbert Scott, Dallas	68 R. C. Thielemann, Atlanta
Center	61 Rich Saul, Los Angeles	57 Jeff Van Note, Atlanta

Defense

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Defensive end	72 Ed Jones, Dallas 63 Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay	74 Fred Dean, San Francisco
Defensive tackle	65 Charlie Johnson, Philadelphia 54 Randy White, Dallas	78 Doug English, Detroit
Outside linebacker	56 Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants 59 Matt Blair, Minnesota	56 Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia
Inside linebacker	53 Harry Carson, N.Y. Giants	55 Frank LeMaster, Philadelphia
Cornerback	24 Everson Walls, Dallas 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco	43 Roynell Young, Philadelphia
Free safety	21 Nolan Cromwell, Los Angeles	22 Dwight Hicks, San Francisco
Strong safety	45 Gary Fencik, Chicago

Special teams

Position	Starter(s)	Reserve(s)
Punter	1 Tom Skladany, Detroit
Placekicker	1 Rafael Septién, Dallas
Kick returner	21 Mike Nelms, Washington

External links

• "1982 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.