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]
References
- ^ a b "1988 Pro Bowl game book" (PDF). NFL Game Statistics & Information. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. http://www.nflgsis.com/1987/Post/04/54792/Gamebook.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ a b Peters, Ken (February 8, 1988). "Kelly, Biasucci propel AFC to win in Pro Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP: p. 10. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5G0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5874%2C2017136. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Pro Bowl set to wrap football season". Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington). UPI: p. 10. February 5, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2ydVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aI8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=6562%2C3634164. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Pro Bowl history". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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