The 80’s

January 1980 – First of 34 Pro Bowl games announced crowd of 49,800 (10^th annual ProBowl)
November 1980 – The Oahu Prep Bowl game between Iolani and Waianae draws 31,484 the largest crowd to watch high school football game in Hawaii.
March 1981 – Andy Ganigan scores third round TKO over Manuel Abedoy in co-main event of CBS nationally televised boxing card
November 1982 – Stevie Wonder concert
December 1982 – Aloha Bowl debuts with Washington in a 21-20 victory over Maryland
February 1984 – The Police hold their farewell concert with over 31,000 fans making this one of the largest concert crowds ever at Aloha Stadium.
December 1984 – A truck and tractor pull event, the Hawaii Super Pull makes it’s debut becoming an instant hit.
March 1985 – Olympian Duncan Macdonald wins first Great Aloha Run
1985 – Superbog Mudracing comes to the stadium
July 1986 – Frank Sinatra concert draws more than 25,000
August 1987 – Hawaii Islanders play final season in stadium before moving to Colorado Springs, Colo
June 1989 – Robbie Knievel crashes in motorcycle event
August 1989 – Superbowl of Wheels featuring motocycles, cars, bikes and skateboarding holds its inaugural event.
December 1989 – UH makes first NCAS bowl appearance in 33-13 Aloha Bowl loss to Michigan State

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