1956 Pro Bowl

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]

1956 East–West Pro Bowl

Eastern Conference Western Conference 31 30 Head coach: Joe Kuharich (Washington Redskins) Head coach: Sid Gillman (Los Angeles Rams)
1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Conference 7 0 14 10 31 Western Conference 7 7 9 7 30
Date	January 15, 1956
Stadium	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California
MVP	Ollie Matson (Baltimore Colts)
Attendance	37,867
TV in the United States
Network	not televised
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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]