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1980 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1980 NFL draft
image	Park Central Hotel - 7ª Avenida - panoramio (1) (a).jpg
caption	The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
date	April 29–30, 1980
location	New York Sheraton Hotel
in New York City, NY
network	ESPN
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Tyrone McGriff, G
[Pittsburgh Steelers](1980-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
first	Billy Sims, RB
[Detroit Lions](1980-detroit-lions-season)
fewnum	8
fewest	[Washington Redskins](1980-washington-redskins-season)
mostnum	15
most	[New York Jets](1980-new-york-jets-season)
[Pittsburgh Steelers](1980-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
overall	333
rounds	12
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	4
1	OT Anthony Muñoz
2	WR Art Monk
3	C Dwight Stephenson
4	DT Steve McMichael
prev	[1979](1979-nfl-draft)
next	[1981](1981-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY Pittsburgh Steelers Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers 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. 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

‡	Hall of Famer

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.
Dwight Stephenson, center from Alabama, taken 2nd round 48th overall by Miami Dolphins :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.
Art Monk, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 18th overall by Washington Redskins :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.
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

†	= Pro Bowler

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
"Heisman Trophy".
"Heisman Trophy".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

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