# 1983 Pro Bowl

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. The final score was NFC 20, AFC 19.
Walt Michaels of the New York Jets led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry. The referee was Fred Silva.
Dan Fouts of the San Diego Chargers and John Jefferson of the Green Bay Packers were named the game's Most Valuable Players. 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.

## AFC roster
### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Quarterback | 14 Dan Fouts, San Diego | 14 Ken Anderson, Cincinnati |
| Running back | 32 Marcus Allen, L.A. Raiders 24 Freeman McNeil, N.Y. Jets | 46 Chuck Muncie, San Diego |
| Fullback | 37 Andra Franklin, Miami |
| Wide receiver | 89 Wes Chandler, San Diego 80 Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati | 85 Wesley Walker, N.Y. Jets 82 John Stallworth, Pittsburgh |
| Tight end | 89 Kellen Winslow, San Diego | 89 Dan Ross, Cincinnati |
| Offensive tackle | 78 Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati 79 Marvin Powell, New York Jets | 79 Larry Brown, Pittsburgh |
| Offensive guard | 73 John Hannah, New England 63 Doug Wilkerson, San Diego | 64 Ed Newman, Miami |
| Center | 65 Joe Fields, N.Y. Jets | 52 Mike Webster, Pittsburgh |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Defensive end | 99 Mark Gastineau, N.Y. Jets 67 Art Still, Kansas City | 77 Ben Williams, Buffalo |
| Defensive tackle | 79 Gary Johnson, San Diego 76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo | 73 Bob Baumhower, Miami |
| Outside linebacker | 52 Robert Brazile, Houston 83 Ted Hendricks, L.A. Raiders | 56 Chip Banks, Cleveland |
| Inside linebacker | 58 Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh | 53 Randy Gradishar, Denver |
| Cornerback | 37 Lester Hayes, L.A. Raiders 40 Mike Haynes, New England | 24 Gary Green, Kansas City |
| Free safety | 26 Gary Barbaro, Kansas City | |
| Strong safety | 31 Donnie Shell, Pittsburgh | 45 Kenny Easley, Seattle |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) |
| Punter | 11 Luke Prestridge, Denver |
| Placekicker | 6 Rolf Benirschke, San Diego |
| Kick returner | 80 Rick Upchurch, Denver |

## NFC roster
### Offense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Quarterback | 7 Joe Theismann, Washington | 11 Danny White, Dallas |
| Running back | 33 Tony Dorsett, Dallas | 38 George Rogers, New Orleans 20 Billy Sims, Detroit |
| Fullback | 31 William Andrews, Atlanta | |
| Wide receiver | 87 Dwight Clark, San Francisco 80 James Lofton, Green Bay | 87 Charlie Brown, Washington 83 John Jefferson, Green Bay |
| Tight end | 88 Jimmie Giles, Tampa Bay | 82 Paul Coffman, Green Bay |
| Offensive tackle | 67 Pat Donovan, Dallas 78 Mike Kenn, Atlanta | 70 Keith Dorney, Detroit |
| Offensive guard | 51 Randy Cross, San Francisco 68 R. C. Thielemann, Atlanta | 72 Kent Hill, Los Angeles Rams |
| Center | 57 Jeff Van Note, Atlanta | 54 Larry McCarren, Green Bay |

### Defense

| Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
| Defensive end | 72 Ed Jones, Dallas 63 Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay | 68 Dennis Harrison, Philadelphia |
| Defensive tackle | 54 Randy White, Dallas 78 Doug English, Detroit | 99 Dan Hampton, Chicago |
| Outside linebacker | 56 Lawrence Taylor, N.Y. Giants 53 Hugh Green, Tampa Bay | 59 Matt Blair, Minnesota |
| Inside linebacker | 53 Harry Carson, N.Y. Giants | 53 Bob Breunig, Dallas |
| Cornerback | 24 Everson Walls, Dallas 36 Mark Haynes, N.Y. Giants | 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco |
| Free safety | 21 Nolan Cromwell, L.A. Rams | 22 Dwight Hicks, San Francisco |
| Strong safety | 23 Tony Peters, Washington | |

### Special teams

| Position | Starter(s) |
| Punter | 13 Dave Jennings, N.Y. Giants |
| Placekicker | 3 Mark Moseley, Washington |
| Kick returner | 21 Mike Nelms, Washington |