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| John Broussard, DL, Washngton |
Broussard tied for the league lead with 31 sacks and led the league with 27 hurries while making 59 tackles. He was named All-Pro for the third time in three seasons. White led the league with 2,857 total yards. He ran for 1,116 yards (5.1 average) and 6 TD and caught 70 passes for, 1,465 yards and 9 TD.
Baltimore head coach Duval was recognized by his peers as Coach of the Year after the Stars bounced back from a 2-14 season in 1980 to go 14-2 and win their first Atlantic Division title.
Honolulu RB Ronald Boatman, who set a league record with 139 receptions, was named offensive rookie of the year. The defensive rookie of the year was Tampa Bay's Jim Grisby, who was credited with 105 tackles and four sacks.
Cleveland punter Dan Carr, like Broussard, was named All-Pro for a third time. Repeat selections from 1980 include Chicago RB Max Howard, Oklahoma DL Albert Cruz, and Broussard.
1981 USFL/WFL All-Pro Team
(Previous selections in parentheses)Offense: Jerry Montalvo, QB, Arizona; Edward Fields, RB, Jacksonville; Max Howard, RB, Chicago ('80); Jerome Wheeler, WR, Memphis; Quincy White, WR, Arizona; David Albrecht, TE, Tampa Bay; Andre Adkins, OL, Pittsburgh; Michael Warren, OL, San Jose; Thomas Bellanger, OL, Portland; Anthony Hicks, OL, San Antonio; Jeffrey Sharp, OL, Honolulu.
Special Teams: Samuel Hoye, K, Honolulu; Dan Carr, P, Cleveland ('76, '79); Aaron Paul, KR, New Jersey.
Defense: John Broussard, DL, Washington ('79, '80); Luis Torres, DL, Houston; Albert Cruz, DL, Oklahoma ('80); Alton Pastor, DL, Michigan; Phillip Williamson, LB, Jacksonville; Douglas Oneal, LB, Honolulu; Jim Grisby, LB, Tampa Bay; Eric Geiser, LB, Detroit; Kerry Justin, DB, New Jersey ('78); Rick Edwards, DB, New Orleans; Rodney Preston, DB, NY Stars; Robbie Hammock, DB, Detroit.
Offensive MVP: Quincy White, WR, Arizona
Defensive MVP: John Broussard, DL, Washington
Coach of the Year: Duval, Baltimore
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ronald Boatman, RB, Honolulu
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jim Grisby, LB, Tampa Bay
Others Receiving Votes
(In order of votes received)QB: David McBroom, Honolulu; Dustin Nichols, Denver; Mario Valencia, Detroit; William Hill, Portland; Joe Richardson, Washington.
RB: Enrique Pacheco, Detroit; Patrick Hiebert, Oklahoma; Ernest Lynch, NY Stars; Michael Leonard, Portland; Rudi Johnson, New Jersey; Ronald Boatman, Honolulu.
WR: Mark Moody, Honolulu; Joseph Garner, Denver; Richard Glasscock, Portland; Gary Munch, Portland; Corey True, Denver.
TE: Danny Keating, Houston; Chuck Mayfield, Oklahoma; Zachary Powell, Detroit; Jacob Scully, Portland; Kurt Taylor, Denver.
OL: Anthony Clubb, Arizona; Don "Donkey" Kong, New Jersey; Aaron Dutton, Chicago; Jimmy Hoffa, New Jersey; Joel Lossett, Washington.
KR: Jonathan Carlyle, Georgia; Arthur Strickland, Florida; Allen Howard, NY Stars.
DL: Ron Gonzalez, San Antonio; Jim Zarate, Cleveland; Nickolas Taylor, San Jose; Theodore Zheng, Portland; Christopher Taylor, Oakland; Morris Burbach, Florida.
LB: Victor Lincoln, Oklahoma; Edward Standley, Southern California; Curtis Bernard, Philadelphia; Joseph Graham, Arizona; William McMartin, San Jose.
DB: Allen Herrera, Oklahoma; Anthony Edwards, Baltimore; Larry Ackman, New Orleans; Thomas Koenig, Southern California; Duane Dupree, Birmingham; David Feng, Chicago; Mike Williams, New Jersey; Randall Simmons, Arizona; Ralph Johnson, Georgia; Galen Cummins, Shreveport.
Offensive MVP: Jerry Montalvo, QB, Arizona; Jerome Wheeler, WR, Memphis; Enrique Pacheco, RB, Detroit; Edward Fields, RB, Jacksonville; Mario Valencia, QB, Detroit; David McBroom, QB, Honolulu; Thomas Bellanger, OL, Portland.
Defensive MVP: Kerry Justin, DB, New Jersey; Luis Torres, DL, Houston; Rick Edwards, DB, New Orleans; Douglas Oneal, LB, Honolulu; Phillip Williamson, LB, Jacksonville; Alton Pastor, DL, Michigan; Jim Zarate, DL, Cleveland; Eric Geiser, LB, Detroit; Marshall Forbes, DB, Baltimore; Victor Lincoln, LB, Oklahoma.
Coach of the Year: RoyceR, Oklahoma; CrimsonWolfZ, Chicago; trslick, Honolulu; Jaybo911, Philadelphia; AlexanDragon, Denver; raidergreg69, New Jersey; Smirt911, Arizona.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Thomas Bellanger, OL, Portland; Ernest Lynch, RB, NY Stars.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Brian Davis, LB, Memphis; Bob Marley, DB, New Jersey; Joseph Gerald, DL, Birmingham.
