1970 Pro Bowl
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| Date | January 18, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Co-MVPs | Gale Sayers (Chicago Bears, RB), George Andrie (Dallas Cowboys, DE) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 57,786 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui, Frank Gifford, Frank Glieber | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1970 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's twentieth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1969 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 18, 1970, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The final score was West 16, East 13.[1] Running back Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears was named the game's offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the third time after rushing for 75 yards on nine carries. Defensive end George Andrie of the Dallas Cowboys was selected as the defensive MVP.[2]
Attendance at the game was 57,786. Norm Van Brocklin of the Atlanta Falcons coached the West squad while the East was led by the New Orleans Saints' Tom Fears.[1][3] This was the last Pro Bowl to feature the Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format. After the AFL–NFL merger was completed, future Pro Bowls would pit the AFC against the NFC.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Late score gives West Pro Bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 19, 1970. p. 3B.
- ^ "West tops East, 16–13". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 19, 1970. pp. 21, 25. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
- ^ "The 1970 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
External links
[edit]- "1970 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.