ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, December 15, 1995 TAG: 9512150084
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: NEW YORK
SOURCE: Associated Press
THE COWBOYS are tops with their peers and the fans, sending 10 players to the NFL all-star game.
Their recent slump didn't hurt the Dallas Cowboys in the Pro Bowl voting announced Thursday.
Ten Cowboys, including starters Emmitt Smith, Nate Newton, Jay Novacek, Charles Haley and Darren Woodson, were selected in balloting by players, coaches and fans.
The other Cowboys chosen for the Feb. 4 game at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu were backups Troy Aikman at quarterback, Michael Irvin at wide receiver, Larry Allen at guard, Mark Tuinei at tackle and center Ray Donaldson, who is injured.
Not elected to the game was Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders.
It was the third straight year Dallas had the most selections.
San Francisco added nine players on the NFC squad, including wide receiver Jerry Rice, who made it for the 10th time in 11 seasons. The other starters from the 49ers were linebacker Lee Woodall, safety Merton Hanks and cornerback Eric Davis.
Backups from San Francisco included quarterback Steve Young, defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield, linebacker Ken Norton and safety Tim McDonald. Center Bart Oates will replace Donaldson.
Denver had the most representatives on the AFC team, six, followed by Kansas City with five.
For the Broncos, just 7-7 this season, the starters were safety Steve Atwater and specialists Jason Elam (kicker) and Glyn Milburn (kick returner). The reserves were wide receiver Anthony Miller, tight end Shannon Sharpe and tackle Gary Zimmerman.
Kansas City (11-3), which has the NFL's best record, will be represented by starters Dale Carter at cornerback, Dan Saleaumua at defensive tackle and Neil Smith at defensive end and fullback Kimble Anders. The backup from the Chiefs was linebacker Derrick Thomas.
Green Bay's Brett Favre beat out the more celebrated quarterbacks, Young and Aikman, on the NFC squad. It will be Favre's first starting assignment in the all-star game.
Joining Favre and Smith in the backfield will be Barry Sanders of Detroit. The other starting receiver is Sanders' teammate with the Lions, Herman Moore.
Two other Lions, tackle Lomas Brown and center Kevin Glover, were picked to start, along with tackle William Roaf of New Orleans and guard Randall McDaniel of Minnesota. Newton was the other guard, Novacek the tight end and Arizona's Larry Centers the fullback.
On defense, the NFC also will have inside linebacker Jessie Tuggle of Atlanta; outside linebacker Ken Harvey of Washington; ends Reggie White of Green Bay and William Fuller of Philadelphia, who is expected to be an injury replacement for either White or Haley; tackles John Randle of Minnesota and Eric Swann of Arizona; and cornerback Aeneas Williams of Arizona.
NFC specialists selected included Atlanta kicker Morten Andersen, Arizona punter Jeff Feagles, kick returner Brian Mitchell of Washington and special teams player Elbert Shelley of Atlanta.
The NFC teams not represented were Carolina, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Chicago and the New York Giants.
Dan Marino was selected for the ninth time and will start at quarterback for the AFC. He'll have Chris Warren of Seattle and Marshall Faulk of Indianapolis behind him. The only rookie in the game, running back Curtis Martin of New England, will back up Warren and Faulk.
Marino's targets will be Tim Brown of Oakland and Carl Pickens of Cincinnati at wide receiver and Ben Coates of New England at tight end.
Joining Marino as starters from the Dolphins will be tackle Richmond Webb and guard Keith Sims. Also starting on the line will be tackle Bruce Armstrong of New England, guard Bruce Matthews of Houston, and center Dermontti Dawson of Pittsburgh.
The AFC defense begins with the Smiths, ends Bruce of Buffalo and Neil of Kansas City. Chester McGlockton of Oakland will join Saleaumua at tackle.
AFC linebackers chosen to start were Junior Seau of San Diego inside, Bryce Paup of Buffalo and Greg Lloyd of Pittsburgh outside.
Carter and Oakland's Terry McDaniel were picked at cornerback, with Atwater and Pittsburgh's Carnell Lake the safeties.
AFC specialists will be Elam, Milburn, punter Darren Bennett and Steve Tasker of Buffalo.
Not represented from the AFC were the New York Jets, Cleveland and Jacksonville.
LENGTH: Medium: 89 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre will make hisby CNBfirst start for the NFC in the Pro Bowl. Favre edged San Francisco's
Steve Young and Dallas' Troy Aikman.