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Date | January 29, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Randall Cunningham ( Philadelphia Eagles) | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Ben Dreith | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,113 | ||||||||||||||||||
TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1989 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 39th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1988 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 29, 1989, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,113. The final score was NFC 34, AFC 3. [1] [2]
Marv Levy of the Buffalo Bills led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka. [3] The referee was Ben Dreith. [2]
Randall Cunningham of the Philadelphia Eagles was named the game's MVP. [3] Players on the winning NFC team received $10,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $5,000. [4]
It was the last Pro Bowl game played in January for two decades, until the 2010 Pro Bowl.[ citation needed]
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 7 Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati | 1
Warren Moon,
Houston 7 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 19 Dave Krieg, Seattle |
Running back | 29 Eric Dickerson, Indianapolis | 29
John Stephens,
New England 28 James Brooks, Cincinnati |
Fullback | 30 Mike Rozier, Houston | |
Wide receiver | 88
Al Toon,
N.Y. Jets 88 Eddie Brown, Cincinnati |
83
Andre Reed,
Buffalo 81 Tim Brown, L.A. Raiders 81 Mark Clayton, Miami |
Tight end | 82 Mickey Shuler, N.Y. Jets | 82 Rodney Holman, Cincinnati |
Offensive tackle | 78
Anthony Muñoz,
Cincinnati 75 Chris Hinton, Indianapolis |
62 Tunch Ilkin, Pittsburgh |
Offensive guard | 74
Bruce Matthews,
Houston 65 Max Montoya, Cincinnati |
65 Mike Munchak, Houston |
Center | 53 Ray Donaldson, Indianapolis | 67 Kent Hull, Buffalo |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Defensive end | 99
Lee Williams,
San Diego 78 Bruce Smith, Buffalo |
79 Jacob Green, Seattle |
Defensive tackle | 76 Fred Smerlas, Buffalo | 69
Tim Krumrie,
Cincinnati 79 Ray Childress, Houston 70 Brian Sochia, Miami |
Outside linebacker | 56
Andre Tippett,
New England 55 Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo |
57
Clay Matthews Jr.,
Cleveland 59 John Grimsley, Houston |
Inside linebacker | 52
Johnny Rembert,
New England 55 Matt Millen, L.A. Raiders |
56
Dino Hackett,
Kansas City 58 Shane Conlan, Buffalo |
Cornerback | 31
Frank Minnifield,
Cleveland 29 Hanford Dixon, Cleveland |
22
Eric Thomas,
Cincinnati 29 Albert Lewis, Kansas City |
Free safety | 20 Deron Cherry, Kansas City | 22 Erik McMillan, N.Y. Jets |
Strong safety | 33 David Fulcher, Cincinnati |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Punter | 2 Mike Horan, Denver | |
Placekicker | 11 Scott Norwood, Buffalo | |
Kick returner | 89 Gerald McNeil, Cleveland | |
Special Teamer | 97 Rufus Porter, Seattle |
The players representing the NFC were:
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 12 Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia | 11 Wade Wilson, Minnesota |
Running back | 34 Herschel Walker, Dallas | 33
Roger Craig,
San Francisco 35 Neal Anderson, Chicago 24 Ron Wolfley, Phoenix |
Fullback | 44 John Settle, Atlanta | |
Wide receiver | 80
Henry Ellard,
Los Angeles Rams 80 Jerry Rice, San Francisco |
81
Anthony Carter,
Minnesota 84 Eric Martin, New Orleans 80 J.T. Smith, Phoenix |
Tight end | 83 Keith Jackson, Philadelphia | 83 Steve Jordan, Minnesota |
Offensive tackle | 65
Gary Zimmerman,
Minnesota 78 Jackie Slater, Los Angeles Rams |
67
Luis Sharpe,
Phoenix 85 Hoby Brenner, New Orleans |
Offensive guard | 73
Mark May,
Washington 66 Tom Newberry, Los Angeles Rams |
62
Mark Bortz,
Chicago 79 Bill Fralic, Atlanta |
Center | 63 Jay Hilgenberg, Chicago | 56 Doug Smith, Los Angeles Rams |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Defensive end | 92
Reggie White,
Philadelphia 56 Chris Doleman, Minnesota |
71 Charles Mann, Washington |
Defensive tackle | 75 Keith Millard, Minnesota | 95 Michael Carter, San Francisco |
Outside linebacker | 55
Mike Cofer,
Detroit 56 Lawrence Taylor, N. Y. Giants |
94 Charles Haley, San Francisco |
Inside linebacker | 50
Mike Singletary,
Chicago 51 Sam Mills, New Orleans |
55 Scott Studwell, Minnesota |
Cornerback | 25
Jerry Gray,
L. A. Rams 39 Carl Lee, Minnesota |
25 Scott Case, Atlanta |
Free safety | 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco | 43 Terry Kinard, N. Y. Giants |
Strong safety | 47 Joey Browner, Minnesota | 22 Dave Duerson, Chicago |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Punter | 5 Jim Arnold, Detroit | |
Placekicker | 7 Morten Andersen, New Orleans Saints | |
Kick returner | 82 John Taylor, San Francisco |