1953 Pro Bowl
The 1953 Pro Bowl was the NFL's third annual all-star game which featured the league's outstanding performers from the 1952 season. The game was played on January 10, 1953, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 34,208 fans. The National Conference squad defeated the American Conference by a score of 27–7. The National team was led by the Detroit Lions' Buddy Parker while Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns coached the American stars. Detroit Lions defensive halfback Don Doll was named the game's outstanding player.
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| Date | January 10, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Don Doll (Detroit Lions) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,208 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bud Foster, Mark Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1953 Pro Bowl was the NFL's third annual all-star game which featured the league's outstanding performers from the 1952 season. The game was played on January 10, 1953, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 34,208 fans. The National Conference squad defeated the American Conference by a score of 27–7.[1]
The National team was led by the Detroit Lions' Buddy Parker while Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns coached the American stars.[2] Detroit Lions defensive halfback Don Doll was named the game's outstanding player.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National pro all-stars whip Americans, 27–7". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. January 11, 1953. pp. B1–2. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Seven Steelers play in Pro Bowl game today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 10, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "The 1953 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
External links
[edit]- "1953 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.