The 1980 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the

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'' All-Pro Teams in 1980. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in ''Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League''.

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Teams

Key

* AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro * AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro * NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association first-team All-Pro team * NEA-2 = Newspaper Enterprise Association second-team All-Pro team * PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team * PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL * TSN = ''The Sporting News'' All-Pro

References

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