1959 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1959 Eastern Conference Western Conference 9 7 7 7 0 7 12 0 January 11, 1959 Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California Jim Lee Howell New York Giants Weeb Ewbank Baltimore Colts Frank Gifford New York Giants Doug Atkins Chicago Bears 72,250 NBC Jim Gibbons, Van Patrick The 1959 Pro Bowl was the NFL's ninth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1958 season. The game was played on January 11, 1959, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 72,250 fans. The East scored 12 unanswered points in the fourth period to pull out a 28–21 victory.Van Brocklin sparks East to 28–21 win https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O29IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iA8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl&pg=7024%2C1560079 January 24, 2012 Milwaukee Sentinel January 12, 1959 UPI 3, 5 (Part 2) The West team was led by the Baltimore Colts' Weeb Ewbank while Jim Lee Howell of the New York Giants coached the East squad.Two backfields feature West All-Pro entry https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RslRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445%2C1487793 January 24, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 10, 1959 AP 9 The pregame build-up centered around West quarterback Bill Wade and East counterpart Norm Van Brocklin, who had spent four seasons as Los Angeles Rams teammates. After the 1957 season, with the less accomplished but younger Wade in the wings, Rams management decided not to extend Van Brocklin's contract. That prompted the 31-year-old veteran to retire briefly before he was dealt to the Philadelphia Eagles, one of the most significant developments of the off-season. The Pro Bowl marked a triumphant return to Los Angeles for the quarterback, who hooked up with Eagles end Pete Retzlaff on a 15-yard touchdown pass that gave the East a 26–21 lead with less than three minutes left in the fourth period. New York Giants halfback Frank Gifford was selected as the outstanding back of the game and Chicago Bears defensive end Doug Atkins was named the outstanding lineman.The 1959 Pro Bowl http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1959_Pro_Bowl.htm Bolding Sports Research January 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501170001/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1959_Pro_Bowl.htm May 1, 2012 dead References External links 1959 Pro Bowl players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/probowl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122000714/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/probowl.htm January 22, 2012 live Category:Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Category:1959 in Los Angeles Category:NFL in Los Angeles Category:January 1959 sports events in the United States