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| Douglas Oneal, Hawaiians (55) |
Oneal also made 128 tackles, third in the league. He was voted All-Pro for a third time and was the overwhelming choice for Defensive MVP. No other player received more than one vote.
New Orleans VooDoo wide receiver James Sheckler was voted Offensive MVP after leading the league in receiving yardage (1,885), averaging 22.4 yards on 84 catches. He also led the league with 18 receiving TDs.
AlexanDragon was voted Coach of the Year for the first time after leading the Denver Gold to the league's best regular-season record (14-2) and a third consecutive playoff berth and second West Division championship in three seasons.
A pair of All-Pro nominees, Cleveland Thunderbolts WR/RB Samuel Draper and Honolulu CB Tim Rodgers, were voted Rookies of the Year. Draper rushed for 1,060 yards and caught 70 passes for 382 more. Rodgers made 50 tackles, intercepted four passes and allowed only 27.6 percent of passes thrown his way to be completed.
Washington Federals DL John Broussard was named All-Pro for a fifth consecutive season, something no other player in league history has accomplished. O'Neal, Houston Gamblers kicker Daniel McCormack, Chicago Blitz running back Max Howard, and New Orleans DB Larry Ackman were all named All-Pro for a third time.
There was a tie for the final DL spot, so both players were named.
The all-time list of award winners and All-Pro teams can be found on this blog page.
1983 USFL/WFL All-Pro Team
(Previous selections in parentheses)Offense: Dustin Nichols, QB, Denver; Charles Ahumada, RB/WR, Michigan; Max Howard, RB, Chicago ('80, '81); James Sheckler, WR, New Orleans; Jose Buford, WR, Denver; Carmen Nelson, TE, New York; Andre Adkins, OL, Pittsburgh ('81); Antonio Preston, OL, Memphis; Andrew Briggs, OL, Honolulu; Wesley Griffin, OL, Washington; Donald Dahlquist, OL, New Orleans.
Special Teams: William Ramsey, KR, Boston; Sam Savage, P, Portland; Daniel McCormack, K, Houston ('79, '80)
Defense: Ramon Carter, DL, Florida; Chad Brown, DL, Detroit; George Turner, DL, Denver; Roger Barrett, DL, San Antonio; John Broussard, DL, Washington ('79, '80, '81, '82); Douglas Oneal, LB, Honolulu ('81, '82); Edward Standley, LB, Southern California; Troy Irwin, LB, Los Angeles; Thomas Allums, LB, Charlotte ('82); Jeffrey Danko, DB, Washington; Bob Marley, DB, New Jersey; Larry Ackman, DB, New Orleans ('79, '80); Brent Sylvain, DB, Honolulu.
Offensive MVP: James Sheckler, WR, New Orleans
Defensive MVP: Douglas Oneal, LB, Honolulu
Coach of the Year: AlexanDragon, Denver
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Samuel Draper, WR/RB, Cleveland
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Tim Rodgers, DB, Honolulu
Honorable Mention
(In order of number of votes received)QB: Chester Dougherty, Chicago; William Trombly, Houston; Ryan Tate, Pittsburgh.
RB: Billy Brink, Detroit; Ronald Boatman, Honolulu; Arthur Strickland, Florida; William Guerro, Jacksonville; Socrates Rogers, New Orleans; Magic Johnson, New Jersey; Samuel Draper, Cleveland; Cam Dalton, New York.
WR: Charles Holt, Pittsburgh; William Johnston, Arizona; Bruce Edwards, Houston; Mark Moody, Honolulu; Christopher Henderson, Cleveland; Robert Anderson, Charlotte.
TE: Stephen Hicks, Portland.
OL: Richard Mosley, San Jose; Thomas Bellanger, Portland; Timothy Ross, Shreveport; Guy Rojas, Southern California; John Coltrane, San Antonio; Martin Hindman, Chicago; Jimmy Hoffa, New Jersey; James Robinson, Michigan; David Sawyer, Michigan.
KR: Aaron Paul, New Jersey; Ernest Lynch, New York; Gary Munch, Portland.
DL: Eric Geiser, Detroit; Curtis Axelson, Chicago; Raphael Alvarez, Jacksonville; James Lockette, New Jersey; Nickolas Taylor, San Jose; Donald Jackson, Cleveland; Timothy Despres, Denver; Michael Kay, Michigan; John Biggs, Florida.
LB: William Bennett, Orlando; Jim Grisby, Tampa Bay; Paul Rivera, New Orleans; Philip Williamson, Jacksonville; Charles Mooney, Tampa Bay; Rocky Garfield, Washington.
DB: Christopher McGee, New York; Carlos Turner, Birmingham; Tim Rodgers, Honolulu; Gordon Wong, Jacksonville; Ezra Baumgardner, San Jose; Charles Bowles, Boston; Juan Jacobson, New Orleans; Philip Shurtz, Oakland; Dennis Canning, Chicago; Oliver Serrano, Cleveland; Prince Stone, Oklahoma; Robert Stroble, Chicago.
Offensive MVP: Dustin Nichols, QB, Denver; Max Howard, RB, Chicago; Bruce Edwards, WR, Houston.
Defensive MVP: Philip Williamson, LB, Jacksonville; Paul Rivera, LB, New Orleans; Carlos Turner, DB, Birmingham; Bob Marley, DB, New Jersey.
Coach of the Year: raidergreg69, New Jersey; mwd65, Los Angeles; OffensiveTaco, Houston; eyeballll, Detroit.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Kenneth Burgess, OL, Portland; Mark Lambert, RB, Houston; William Johnston, WR, Arizona; Oliver Thomas, RB, Oakland; Stephen Hicks, TE, Portland.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Prince Stone, DB, Oklahoma; Daniel Wells, LB, Baltimore; Robert Swafford, LB, Philadelphia.
