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Date | February 7, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Bruce Smith ( Buffalo Bills) | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Dick Hantak | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,113 | ||||||||||||||||||
TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Patrick & Roy Firestone | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 38th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1987 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 7, 1988, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before a crowd of 50,113. [1] The final score was AFC 15, NFC 6. [2]
Marty Schottenheimer of the Cleveland Browns led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Minnesota Vikings head coach Jerry Burns. [3] The referee was Dick Hantak. [1]
Bruce Smith of the Buffalo Bills was named the game's MVP. [2] Players on the winning AFC team received $10,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $5,000. [4]
The players representing the AFC were:
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 7 John Elway, Denver | 13
Dan Marino,
Miami 7 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 19 Bernie Kosar, Cleveland |
Running back | 32 Marcus Allen, L.A. Raiders | 29
Eric Dickerson,
Indianapolis 28 Curt Warner, Seattle 30 Mike Rozier, Houston |
Fullback | 34 Kevin Mack, Cleveland | |
Wide receiver | 88
Al Toon,
N.Y. Jets 88 Carlos Carson, Kansas City |
80
Steve Largent,
Seattle 86 Stanley Morgan, New England |
Tight end | 80 Kellen Winslow, San Diego | 46 Todd Christensen, L.A. Raiders |
Offensive tackle | 78
Anthony Muñoz,
Cincinnati 63 Cody Risien, Cleveland |
74
Jim Lachey,
San Diego 75 Chris Hinton, Indianapolis |
Offensive guard | 54
Keith Bishop,
Denver 65 Mike Munchak, Houston |
66 Ron Solt, Indianapolis |
Center | 53 Ray Donaldson, Indianapolis | 52 Mike Webster, Pittsburgh |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Defensive end | 74
Howie Long,
L. A. Raiders 73 Bruce Smith, Buffalo |
79 Jacob Green, Seattle |
Defensive tackle | 63 Bill Maas, Kansas City | 69
Tim Krumrie,
Cincinnati 79 Bob Golic, Cleveland |
Outside linebacker | 56
Andre Tippett,
New England 56 Duane Bickett, Indianapolis |
57 Clay Matthews Jr., Cleveland |
Inside linebacker | 77
Karl Mecklenburg,
Denver 50 Fredd Young, Seattle |
56 John Offerdahl, Miami |
Cornerback | 31
Frank Minnifield,
Cleveland 29 Hanford Dixon, Cleveland |
29 Albert Lewis, Kansas City |
Free safety | 20 Deron Cherry, Kansas City | |
Strong safety | 45 Kenny Easley, Seattle Seahawks | 25 Keith Bostic, Houston |
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Punter | 2 Ralf Mojsiejenko, San Diego | |
Placekicker | 1 Dean Biasucci, Indianapolis | |
Kick returner | 89 Gerald McNeil, Cleveland | |
Special Teamer | 89 Steve Tasker, Buffalo |
The players representing the NFC were:
Position | Starter(s) | Reserve(s) |
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Quarterback | 16 Joe Montana, San Francisco | 15 Neil Lomax, St. Louis |
Running back | 42 Gerald Riggs, Atlanta | 33
Roger Craig,
San Francisco 36 Reuben Mayes, New Orleans 34 Herschel Walker, Dallas |
Fullback | 24 Ron Wolfley, St. Louis | |
Wide receiver | 80
Jerry Rice,
San Francisco 82 Mike Quick, Philadelphia |
84
Gary Clark,
Washington 81 Anthony Carter, Minnesota |
Tight end | 83 Steve Jordan, Minnesota | 89
Mark Bavaro,
N.Y. Giants 85 Hoby Brenner, New Orleans |
Offensive tackle | 65
Gary Zimmerman,
Minnesota 78 Jackie Slater, Los Angeles Rams |
67 Luis Sharpe, St. Louis |
Offensive guard | 79
Bill Fralic,
Atlanta 60 Dennis Harrah, Los Angeles Rams |
63 Brad Edelman, New Orleans |
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 | 95 Michael Carter, San Francisco | 76 Steve McMichael, Chicago |
Outside linebacker | 58
Carl Banks,
N. Y. Giants 58 Wilber Marshall, Chicago |
56 Lawrence Taylor, N. Y. Giants |
Inside linebacker | 50
Mike Singletary,
Chicago 53 Harry Carson, N. Y. Giants |
55
Scott Studwell,
Minnesota 51 Sam Mills, New Orleans |
Cornerback | 28
Darrell Green,
Washington 25 Jerry Gray, L. A. Rams |
44 Dave Waymer, New Orleans |
Free safety | 42 Ronnie Lott, San Francisco | |
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 | 36 Vai Sikahema, St. Louis |