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The 1956 Pro Bowl was the NFL '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
^ "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 January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012 .
External links
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