1962 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1962 Eastern Conference Western Conference 3 14 7 3 6 7 14 7 January 14, 1962 Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California Allie Sherman New York Giants Norm Van Brocklin Minnesota Vikings Jim Brown Cleveland Browns Henry Jordan Green Bay Packers 57,409 NBC Lindsey Nelson, Chuck Thompson The 1962 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's twelfth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1961 season. The game was played on January 14, 1962, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 57,409 fans.Unitas' last-second pass nips East; 31–30 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ygNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7284%2C2149325 January 23, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 15, 1962 AP 23 The coaches were Norm Van Brocklin of the Minnesota Vikings for the West and Allie Sherman of the New York Giants for the East. This Pro Bowl is considered one of the best, most-competitive games in history.January 2017 After a Jim Brown fumble in the fourth quarter, Johnny Unitas drove the West to the East's 12-yard line. On the final play of the game, Unitas found halfback Jon Arnett alone in the end zone for the game-tying touchdown. The West kicked the winning point-after with time expired, making the final score 31–30.The 1962 Pro Bowl http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1962_Pro_Bowl.htm Bolding Sports Research January 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501163634/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1962_Pro_Bowl.htm 2012-05-01 dead Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown was voted the game's outstanding back and Henry Jordan of the Green Bay Packers was the selected as the lineman of the game. Detroit Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt had his helmet wired for sound and to measure the shock of tackles in conjunction with a study by Northwestern University to help establish performance standards for headgear.Schmidt to be wired for sound in Pro Bowl https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19620113&id=TvAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oYkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1253,1918513 January 23, 2012 Schenectady Gazette January 13, 1962 AP 19 The safety study was considered quite remarkable in that day and the specially adapted helmet cost $5,000. References 35em External links 1962 Pro Bowl players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1961/probowl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com January 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207195526/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1961/probowl.htm February 7, 2012 live Category:Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Pro Bowl Category:1962 in Los Angeles Category:NFL in Los Angeles Category:January 1962 sports events in the United States