11:00 a.m., Jan. 31, 2003-- University of Delaware alumnus Rich Gannon, the quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, will close out the National Football League season with an appearance in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Hawaii.
The game, professional football’s annual all-star game, will be televised by ABC beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Gannon is making his fourth consecutive NFL Pro Bowl appearance and will be the starting quarterback for the American Football Conference team. He will be backed up by Drew Bledsoe of the Buffalo Bills and Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts.
Gannon had a stellar season, being named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player and leading the Raiders to the Super Bowl, which they lost 48-21 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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