1968 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1968 LA Coliseum gate.jpg 230px The front of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum Eastern Conference Western Conference 0 10 13 7 7 0 0 21 January 21, 1968 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California Otto Graham Washington Redskins Don Shula Baltimore Colts Gale Sayers Chicago Bears, RB Dave Robinson Green Bay Packers, LB West https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WyArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=758FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646%2C2616390 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press NFL stars vie at Los Angeles January 21, 1968 60 53,289 CBS 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, United States. Victory for the Western Conference 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XCArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=758FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5373%2C3513595 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI Defense cited in West victory January 22, 1968 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311%2C4040717 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Myers Bob NFL West 38, East 20 January 22, 1968 2B 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.Defensive plays turn tide for West in Pro Bowl win https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qLcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3854%2C2508540 January 19, 2012 The Pittsburgh Press January 22, 1968 UPI 24 Controversy over Tarkenton's benching 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.The 1968 Pro Bowl http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1968_Pro_Bowl.htm Bolding Sports Research January 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501171056/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1968_Pro_Bowl.htm May 1, 2012 dead The game was played a week after the second Super Bowl, which was held in Miami. References 35em External links 1968 Pro Bowl players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/probowl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121074427/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/probowl.htm January 21, 2012 live Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Category:1968 controversies in the United States Category:January 1968 sports events in the United States Category:NFL in Los Angeles Category:Pro Bowl