1968 Pro Bowl
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck,Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||
The1968 Pro Bowlwas theNational Football League's eighteenth annualall-star game,which featured the outstanding performers from the1967season. The game was played on January 21, 1968, atLos Angeles Memorial ColiseuminLos Angeles,California,United States.[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 backGale Sayersof theChicago Bearswas named the back of the game for the second year in a row and linebackerDave Robinsonof the league championGreen Bay Packersreceived the lineman of the game honors.[4]
Attendance at the game was 53,289. The game had controversy because East coachOtto Grahamof theWashington Redskinsbenched quarterbackFran Tarkentonof theNew York Giantsin 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 wasDon Shulaof theBaltimore Colts,who won his second Pro Bowl in four years.[5]The game was played a week after thesecond Super Bowl,which was held inMiami.
References
[edit]- ^ab"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.RetrievedJanuary 19,2012.
- ^"The 1968 Pro Bowl".Bolding Sports Research. Archived fromthe originalon May 1, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 19,2012.
External links
[edit]- "1968 Pro Bowl players".Pro-Football-Reference.Archivedfrom the original on January 21, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 31,2012.