National Football League draft
The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims.
This draft is notable as the first that the nascent ESPN network (which had first gone on the air seven months earlier) aired in its entirety, and the first to be televised.
Player selections
- ^ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Hall of Famers
- Anthony Muñoz, offensive tackle from Southern California, taken 1st round 3rd overall by Cincinnati Bengals
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.[6]
- Dwight Stephenson, center from Alabama, taken 2nd round 48th overall by Miami Dolphins
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.[6]
- Art Monk, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 18th overall by Washington Redskins
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[7]
- Steve McMichael, defensive tackle from Texas, taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the New England Patriots.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Notable undrafted players
References
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
External links
- NFL.com – 1980 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1980 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
