 It was the first season of "Monday Night Football" produced by Bob Goodrich, who would lead the production team for another 6 years.In addition, 1980 was the first year a woman joined the traveling production crew of over 40 cameramen, engineers, producers and directors.Alexis Denny, then a sophomore at Yale University, served as the stage manager of the telecasts and wrote the script for the half-time highlights that Howard Cosell would voice over in a style for which he was known throughout his career.