1980s All-NFL Teams

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1980
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Brian Sipe	CLE	DE	Lee Roy Selmon	TB	PK	Rafael Septien	DAL
RB	Earl Campbell	HOU	DE	Art Still	KC	P	Dave Jennings	NYG
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	DT	Gary Johnson	SD	KR	Horace Ivory	NE
WR	John Jefferson	SD	DT	Randy White	DAL	PR	John Smith	NE
WR	James Lofton	GB	OLB	Robert Brazile	HOU
TE	Kellen Winslow	SD	OLB	Ted Hendricks	OAK
C	MIke Webster	PIT	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	Joe DeLamielleure	CLE	CB	Lester Hayes	OAK
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Lemar Parrish	WAS
T	Leon Gray	HOU	FS	Nolan Cromwell	LA
T	Mike Kenn	ATL	SS	Donnie Shell	PIT

1981
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Ken Anderson	CIN	DE	Fred Dean	SF	PK	Rafael Septien	DAL
RB	Tony Dorsett	DAL	DE	Joe Klecko	NYJ	P	Pat McInally	CIN
RB	Billy Sims	DET	DT	Gary Johnson	SD	KR	Mike Nelms	WAS
WR	Alfred Jenkins	ATL	DT	Randy White	DAL	PR	LeRoy Irvin	LA
WR	James Lofton	GB	OLB	Jerry Robinson	PHI
TE	Kellen Winslow	SD	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	MIke Webster	PIT	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	Randy Cross	SF	CB	Mel Blount	PIT
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Ronnie Lott	SF
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	S	Gary Barbaro	KC
T	Marvin Powell	NYJ	S	Nolan Cromwell	LA

1982
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Dan Fouts	SD	DE	Mark Gastineau	NYJ	PK	Mark Moseley	WAS
RB	Marcus Allen	LARaid	DE	Lee Roy Selmon	TB	P	Dave Jennings	NYG
RB	Freeman McNeil	NYJ	DT	Dan Hampton	CHI	KR	Mike Nelms	WAS
WR	Wes Chandler	SD	DT	Randy White	DAL	PR	LeRoy Irvin	LARams
WR	Dwight Clark	SF	OLB	Hugh Green	TB
TE	Kellen Winslow	SD	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	MIke Webster	PIT	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Mark Haynes	NYG
G	Doug WIlkerson	SD	CB	Everson Walls	DAL
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	FS	Nolan Cromwell	LARams
T	Marvin Powell	NYJ	SS	Donnie Shell	PIT

1983
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Joe Theismann	WAS	DE	Doug Betters	MIA	PK	Ali Haji-Sheikh	NYG
RB	Eric Dickerson	LARams	DE	Howie Long	LARaid	P	Rich Camarillo	NE
RB	John Riggins	WAS	DT	Doug English	DET	KR	Fulton Walker	NYJ
WR	Roy Green	STL	DT	Randy White	DAL	PR	Billy Johnson	ATL
WR	James Lofton	GB	OLB	Chip Banks	CLE
TE	Todd Christensen	LARaid	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	Dwight Stephenson	MIA	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	Russ Grimm	WAS	CB	Gary Green	KC
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Ronnie Lott	SF
T	Joe Jacoby	WAS	SS	Kenny Easley	SEA
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	FS	Mark Murphy	WAS

1984
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Dan Marino	MIA	DE	Mark Gastineau	NYJ	PK	Norm Johnson	SEA
RB	Eric Dickerson	LARams	DE	Howie Long	LARaid	P	Reggie Roby	MIA
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	DT	Randy White	DAL	KR	Bobby Humphery	NYJ
WR	Roy Green	STL	OLB	Rod Martin	LARaid	PR	Louis Lipps	PIT
WR	Art Monk	WAS	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
TE	Ozzie Newsome	CLE	ILB	E.J. Junior	STL
C	Dwight Stephenson	MIA	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Russ Grimm	WAS	CB	Lester Hayes	LARaid
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Mike Haynes	LARaid
T	Keith Fahnhorst	SF	FS	Michael Downs	DAL
T	Joe Jacoby	WAS	SS	Kenny Easley	SEA

1985
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Dan Marino	MIA	DE	Richard Dent	CHI	PK	Morten Andersen	NO
RB	Marcus Allen	LARaid	DE	Howie Long	LARaid	P	Dale Hatcher	LARams
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	NT	Joe Klecko	NYJ	KR	Ron Brown	LARams
WR	Steve Largent	SEA	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
WR	Louis Lipps	PIT	OLB	Andre Tippett	NE
TE	Todd Christensen	LARaid	ILB	Karl Mecklenburg	DEN
C	Dwight Stephenson	MIA	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Russ Grimm	WAS	CB	Mike Haynes	LARaid
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Everson Walls	DAL
T	Jim Covert	CHI	S	Kenny Easley	SEA
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	S	Wes Hopkins	PHI

1986
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Dan Marino	MIA	DE	Rulon Jones	DEN	PK	Morten Andersen	NO
RB	Eric Dickerson	LARams	DE	Dexter Manley	WAS	P	Sean Landeta	NYG
RB	Joe Morris	NYG	DT	Steve McMichael	CHI	KR	Dennis Gentry	CHI
WR	Jerry Rice	SF	DT	Reggie White	PHI	PR	Bobby Joe Edmonds	SEA
WR	Al Toon	NYJ	OLB	Wilber Marshall	CHI
TE	Mark Bavaro	NYG	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	Dwight Stephenson	MIA	ILB	Karl Mecklenburg	DEN
G	Russ Grimm	WAS	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Dennis Harrah	LARams	CB	Hanford Dixon	CLE
T	Jim Covert	CHI	CB	LeRoy Irvin	LARams
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	S	Dave Duerson	CHI
			S	Ronnie Lott	SF

1987
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Joe Montana	SF	DE	Bruce Smith	BUF	PK	Morten Andersen	NO
RB	Eric Dickerson	IND	DE	Reggie White	PHI	P	Jim Arnold	DET
RB	Charles White	LARams	NT	Michael Carter	SF	KR	Dennis Gentry	CHI
WR	Steve Largent	SEA	DT	Steve McMichael	CHI	PR	Mel Gray	NO
WR	Jerry Rice	SF	OLB	Carl Banks	NYG
TE	Mark Bavaro	NYG	OLB	Andre Tippett	NE
C	Dwight Stephenson	MIA	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Bill Fralic	ATL	ILB	Fredd Young	SEA
G	Mike Munchak	HOU	CB	Hanford Dixon	CLE
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	CB	Frank Minnifield	CLE
T	Gary Zimmerman	MIN	S	Joey Browner	MIN
			S	Ronnie Lott	SF

1988
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Boomer Esiason	CIN	DE	Bruce Smith	BUF	PK	Scott Norwood	BUF
RB	Roger Craig	SF	DE	Reggie White	PHI	P	Mike Horan	DEN
RB	Eric Dickerson	IND	DT	Keith Millard	MIN	KR	Tim Brown	LARaid
WR	Henry Ellard	LARams	NT	Tim Krumrie	CIN	PR	John Taylor	SF
WR	Jerry Rice	SF	OLB	Cornelius Bennett	BUF
TE	Keith Jackson	PHI	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	Jay Hilgenberg	CHI	ILB	Shane Conlan	BUF
G	Bruce Matthews	HOU	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Tom Newberry	LARams	CB	Frank Minnifield	CLE
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	CB	Carl Lee	MIN
T	Gary Zimmerman	MIN	S	Joey Browner	MIN
			S	Deron Cherry	KC

1989
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Joe Montana	SF	DE	Chris Doleman	MIN	PK	Eddie Murray	DET
RB	Barry Sanders	DET	DE	Reggie White	PHI	P	Sean Landeta	NYG
RB	Christian Okoye	KC	DT	Keith Millard	MIN	KR	Rod Woodson	PIT
WR	Sterling Sharpe	GB	DT	Michael Dean Perry	CLE	PR	Dave Meggett	NYG
WR	Jerry Rice	SF	OLB	Tim Harris	GB
TE	Keith Jackson	PHI	OLB	Lawrence Taylor	NYG
C	Jay Hilgenberg	CHI	ILB	Karl Mecklenburg	DEN
G	Mike Munchak	HOU	ILB	Mike Singletary	CHI
G	Tom Newberry	LARams	CB	Jerry Gray	LARams
T	Anthony Muñoz	CIN	CB	Albert Lewis	KC
T	Gary Zimmerman	MIN	S	David Fulcher	CIN
			S	Ronnie Lott	SF

Many thanks to John Turney of the Professional Football Researchers Association for his assistance in completing the PFWA’s award history.