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1956 East–West Pro Bowl
31	30
Date	January 15, 1956
Stadium	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Ollie Matson (Baltimore Colts)
Attendance	37,867
TV in the United States
Network	not televised
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The 1956 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's sixth annual all-star game which featured top performers from the 1955 season. The game was played on January 15, 1956, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 37,867 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 31–30.^[1]^[2]

The West team was led by the Los Angeles Rams Sid Gillman while Joe Kuharich of the Washington Redskins' coached the East squad.^[3] Chicago Cardinals back Ollie Matson was selected as the game's outstanding player.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. January 16, 1956. pp. 3–4 (Part 2). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^ "East pros squeeze past West, 31–30". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 16, 1956. pp. 16, 18. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^ "Expect 40,000 at pro game". The Gettysburg Times. AP. January 14, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^ "The 1956 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

External links[edit]

"1956 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

[GameRecap1-1] "Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. January 16, 1956. pp. 3–4 (Part 2). Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[GameRecap2-2] "East pros squeeze past West, 31–30". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 16, 1956. pp. 16, 18. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[GamePreview-3] "Expect 40,000 at pro game". The Gettysburg Times. AP. January 14, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[Bolding-4] "The 1956 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

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-The '''1956 [[Pro Bowl]]''' was the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s sixth annual [[all-star game]] which featured top performers from the [[1955 NFL season|1955 season]]. The game was played on January 15, 1956, at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] in front of 37,867 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 31–30.<ref name=GameRecap1>{{cite news|title=Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=km9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7280%2C2783470 |accessdate=January 24, 2012|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Sentinel]] |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |pages=3–4 (Part 2)}}</ref><ref name=GameRecap2>{{cite news|title=East pros squeeze past West, 31–30 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-pZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4864%2C4581488 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |pages=16, 18}}</ref>
+The '''1956 Pro Bowl''' was the [[National Football League]]'s sixth annual [[all-star game]] which featured top performers from the [[1955 NFL season|1955 season]]. The game was played on January 15, 1956, at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] in front of 37,867 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 31–30.<ref name=GameRecap1>{{cite news|title=Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=km9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7280%2C2783470 |accessdate=January 24, 2012|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Sentinel]] |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |pages=3–4 (Part 2)}}</ref><ref name=GameRecap2>{{cite news|title=East pros squeeze past West, 31–30 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-pZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4864%2C4581488 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |pages=16, 18}}</ref>
-The West team was led by the [[1955 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] [[Sid Gillman]] while [[Joe Kuharich]] of the [[1955 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins']] coached the East squad.<ref name=GamePreview>{{cite news|title=Expect 40,000 at pro game |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p0gmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Lv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,2630005&dq=pro+bowl&hl=en |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Gettysburg Times]] |date=January 14, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |page=5}}</ref> [[1955 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]] back [[Ollie Matson]] was selected as the game's [[Most Valuable Player|outstanding player]].<ref name="Bolding">{{cite web|title=The 1956 Pro Bowl|url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1956_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=[http://mmbolding.com Bolding Sports Research] |accessdate=January 24, 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64wBqMTny |archivedate=January 24, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
+The West team was led by the [[1955 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] [[Sid Gillman]] while [[Joe Kuharich]] of the [[1955 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins']] coached the East squad.<ref name=GamePreview>{{cite news|title=Expect 40,000 at pro game |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p0gmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Lv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,2630005&dq=pro+bowl&hl=en |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Gettysburg Times]] |date=January 14, 1956 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |page=5}}</ref> [[1955 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]] back [[Ollie Matson]] was selected as the game's [[Most Valuable Player|outstanding player]].<ref name="Bolding">{{cite web |title=The 1956 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1956_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501164340/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1956_Pro_Bowl.htm |archivedate=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|35em}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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+*{{cite web|title=1956 Pro Bowl players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1955/probowl.htm |publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |accessdate=January 31, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307150545/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1955/probowl.htm |archivedate=March 7, 2012 |url-status=live }}
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-[[Category:20th century in Los Angeles, California]]
+[[Category:1956 in Los Angeles]]
-[[Category:National Football League in Los Angeles, California]]
+[[Category:National Football League in Los Angeles]]
+[[Category:January 1956 sports events in the United States]]

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