1969 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1969 LA Coliseum gate.jpg 230px The front of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum Eastern Conference Western Conference 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 7 January 19, 1969 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys George Allen Los Angeles Rams Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams, QB Merlin Olsen Los Angeles Rams, DT 32,050 CBS Jack Whitaker, Pat Summerall The 1969 Pro Bowl was the NFL's nineteenth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1968 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 19, 1969, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4668%2C3914740 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Pro leagues set all-star tilts today January 19, 1969 3B The final score was West 10, East 7.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3680%2C4374819 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Former second-stringers give West 10-7 victory January 20, 1969 3B Defensive tackle Merlin Olsen of the Los Angeles Rams was selected as lineman of the game, and quarterback Roman Gabriel of the Rams received the back of the game award.Gabriel passes West stars to 10–7 Pro Bowl victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iuAzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VzIHAAAAIBAJ&dq=probowl&pg=5482%2C1570533 January 19, 2012 Lodi News-Sentinel January 20, 1969 UPI 10 Attendance at the game was 32,050 on a cool, rainy afternoon.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CLdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4316%2C1728774 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Both Western clubs rally to win All-Star games January 20, 1969 10 The game was noteworthy because of the contributions of Rams players and their coach. George Allen, the coach of the Rams, had been fired after the season. But, after a great outcry from the fans, he was rehired by Rams management after the Pro Bowl. The coach of the East was Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys. The game ball was presented to Allen due to his trials in the previous weeks.The 1969 Pro Bowl http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1969_Pro_Bowl.htm Bolding Sports Research January 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501170821/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1969_Pro_Bowl.htm May 1, 2012 dead Both teams had 35 players; the winners earned $1,500 each and losers received $1,000. The game was played a week after the historic Super Bowl III, held in Miami. References 35em External links 1969 Pro Bowl players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/probowl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208122402/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/probowl.htm February 8, 2012 live Category:Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Category:NFL in Los Angeles Category:January 1969 sports events in the United States