1984 Football News Players of the Week

LOOKING BACK
By John Turney

Starting in 1984 the weekly publication Football News began selection their own players of the week, as Pro Football Weekly began doing in 1978 and as the NFL and Sports Illustrated began doing, also in 1984.

However, there were times they didn't make selections, such as early in the season and over the Thanksgiving break and over the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Here are the first year's selections:

	Week		Offense				Defense
	1		No selection				No selection
	2		No selection				No selection
	3		Steve DeBerg, Buccaneers				Mark Gastineau, Jets
	4		John Riggins, Redskins				Lawrence Taylor, Giants
	5		Dan Marino, Dolphins				Kansas City Chiefs Defense
	6		Dan Fouts, Chargers				Bob Baumhower, Dolphins
	7		John Riggins, Redskins				Gill Byrd, Chargers
	8		Mark Wilson, Raiders				Mark Gastineau, Jets
	9		Larry Kinnebrew, Bengals				Tom Flynn, Packers
	10		Eric Dickerson, Rams				Jack Youngblood, Rams & Dave Brown, Seahawks
	11		No selection				No selection
	12		Otis Wonsley, Redskins				James Wilkes, Saints
	13		Eric Dickerson, Rams				Todd Shell, 49ers
	14		No selection				No selection
	15		Eric Dickerson, Rams				Scott Radecic, Chiefs
	16		No selection				No selection

Lots of names most fans will know, but also a nice set of players like Kennebrew, Wonsley, Shell, and Radecic. John Riggins garnered two selections and Eric Dickerson, three. Mark Gastineau was the only defensive player to get named twice in 1984.