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{{Infobox Pro Bowl |
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|date=January 21, 1968 |
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|stadium=[[Los Angeles |
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|visitor_coach=[[Otto Graham]] |
|visitor_coach=[[Otto Graham]] |
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|visitor_coach_team=[[1967 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] |
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|home_coach_team=[[1967 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]] |
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|MVP=[[Gale Sayers]] |
|MVP=[[Gale Sayers]] |
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|MVPteam=[[1967 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] |
|MVPteam=[[1967 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], RB |
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|MVP2=[[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave |
|MVP2=[[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]] |
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|MVP2team=[[1967 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] |
|MVP2team=[[1967 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], LB |
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|odds= West <ref name=vala>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WyArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=758FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646%2C2616390 |work=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=Associated Press |title=NFL stars vie at Los Angeles |date=January 21, 1968 |page=60}}</ref> |
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|announcers=[[Jack Buck]], [[Tom Brookshier]] |
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The '''1968 Pro Bowl''' was the [[National Football League]]'s eighteenth annual [[all-star game]] which featured the outstanding performers from the |
The '''1968 Pro Bowl''' was the [[National Football League]]'s eighteenth annual [[all-star game]] which featured the outstanding performers from the {{nfly|1967}} season. The game was played on January 21, 1968, at [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name=vala/> |
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Scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the favored Western Conference rallied for a 38–20 victory, breaking the Eastern Conference's two-game winning streak.<ref name=defcit>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XCArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=758FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5373%2C3513595 |work=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=UPI |title=Defense cited in West victory |date=January 22, 1968 |page=18}}</ref><ref name=ergap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311%2C4040717 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Myers |first=Bob |title=NFL West 38, East 20 |date=January 22, 1968 |page=2B}}</ref> Running back [[Gale Sayers]] of the [[1967 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] was named the back of the game for the second year in a row and linebacker [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]] of the league champion [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] received the lineman of the game honors.<ref name=GameRecap>{{cite news|title=Defensive plays turn tide for West in Pro Bowl win |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qLcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3854%2C2508540 |access-date=January 19, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=January 22, 1968 |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |page=24}}</ref> |
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Attendance at the game was 53,289. The game had controversy because East coach [[Otto Graham]] of the [[1967 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] benched quarterback [[Fran Tarkenton]] in the fourth quarter. Some players questioned the benching of a player of Tarkenton’s stature in a charity game. The coach of the West squad was [[Don Shula]] of the [[1967 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]], who won his second Pro Bowl in four years.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 1968 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1968_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research | |
Attendance at the game was 53,289. The game had controversy because East coach [[Otto Graham]] of the [[1967 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] benched quarterback [[Fran Tarkenton]] of the [[1967 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in the fourth quarter. Some players questioned the benching of a player of Tarkenton’s stature in a charity game. The coach of the West squad was [[Don Shula]] of the [[1967 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]], who won his second Pro Bowl in four years.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1968 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1968_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research |access-date=January 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501171056/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1968_Pro_Bowl.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The game was played a week after the [[Super Bowl II|second Super Bowl]], which was held in [[Miami Orange Bowl|Miami]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{cite web|title=1968 Pro Bowl players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/probowl.htm |publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] | |
*{{cite web|title=1968 Pro Bowl players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/probowl.htm |publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121074427/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/probowl.htm |archive-date=January 21, 2012 |url-status=live }} |
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{{1967 NFL season by team}} |
{{1967 NFL season by team}} |
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[[Category:Pro Bowl]] |
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[[Category:1967 National Football League season|Pro Bowl]] |
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[[Category:1968 in American football|Pro Bowl]] |
[[Category:1968 in American football|Pro Bowl]] |
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[[Category:1968 in sports in California|Pro Bowl]] |
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[[Category:1968 in Los Angeles|Pro Bowl]] |
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[[Category:National Football League in Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:January 1968 sports events]] |
[[Category:January 1968 sports events in the United States]] |
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| Date | January 21, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Co-MVPs | Gale Sayers (Chicago Bears, RB), Dave Robinson (Green Bay Packers, LB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | West [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 53,289 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck, Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1968 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's eighteenth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1967 season. The game was played on January 21, 1968, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the favored Western Conference rallied for a 38–20 victory, breaking the Eastern Conference's two-game winning streak.[2][3] Running back Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears was named the back of the game for the second year in a row and linebacker Dave Robinson of the league champion Green Bay Packers received the lineman of the game honors.[4]
Attendance at the game was 53,289. The game had controversy because East coach Otto Graham of the Washington Redskins benched quarterback Fran Tarkenton of the New York Giants in the fourth quarter. Some players questioned the benching of a player of Tarkenton’s stature in a charity game. The coach of the West squad was Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts, who won his second Pro Bowl in four years.[5] The game was played a week after the second Super Bowl, which was held in Miami.
References
- ^ a b "NFL stars vie at Los Angeles". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 21, 1968. p. 60.
- ^ "Defense cited in West victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. January 22, 1968. p. 18.
- ^ Myers, Bob (January 22, 1968). "NFL West 38, East 20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 2B.
- ^ "Defensive plays turn tide for West in Pro Bowl win". The Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 22, 1968. p. 24. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "The 1968 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
External links
- "1968 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.