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National Football League all-star game
The
1956 Pro Bowl
was the
National Football League
's sixth annual
all-star game
which featured top performers from the
1955 season
. The game was played on January 15, 1956, at the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
in
Los Angeles, California
in front of 37,867 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 31?30.
[1]
[2]
The West team was led by the
Los Angeles Rams
Sid Gillman
while
Joe Kuharich
of the
Washington Redskins'
coached the East squad.
[3]
Chicago Cardinals
back
Ollie Matson
was selected as the game's
outstanding player
.
[4]
References
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"Matson propels East's 31?30 win, squabble follows"
.
Milwaukee Sentinel
.
AP
. January 16, 1956. pp. 3?4 (Part 2)
. Retrieved
January 24,
2012
.
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"East pros squeeze past West, 31?30"
.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
.
AP
. January 16, 1956. pp. 16, 18
. Retrieved
January 24,
2012
.
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"Expect 40,000 at pro game"
.
The Gettysburg Times
.
AP
. January 14, 1956. p. 5
. Retrieved
January 24,
2012
.
- ^
"The 1956 Pro Bowl"
. Bolding Sports Research. Archived from
the original
on May 1, 2012
. Retrieved
January 24,
2012
.
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