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Dan Hampton, 1982 PFW Defensive MVP and Hall of Famer, will be at Legends LIVE

Dan Hampton is one of six Pro Football Hall of Famers who'll be in attendance as we unveil the entire Team For the Ages at "Football Legends LIVE!" Sept. 8 in Crystal Lake, Ill. Tickets are on sale now: https://shawmediaevents.com/e/pfw50

This feature originally ran in Pro Football Weekly, Vol. XVI, No. 25, Jan. 24, 1983

Does the selection of Chicago Bear DT Dan Hampton as the 1982 Defensive Player of the Year by Pro Football Weekly, a Chicago-based publication, smack of favoritism?

It has all the symptoms, doesn’t it?