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.^[1]

1953 National–American Pro Bowl

American Conference National Conference 7 27 Head coach: Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns) Head coach: Buddy Parker (Detroit Lions)
1 2 3 4 Total American Conference 0 0 0 7 7 National Conference 14 0 3 10 27
Date	January 10, 1953
Stadium	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Don Doll (Detroit Lions)
Attendance	34,208
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bud Foster, Mark Scott
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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

1. "National pro all-stars whip Americans, 27–7". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. January 11, 1953. pp. B1–2. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
2. "Seven Steelers play in Pro Bowl game today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 10, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
3. "The 1953 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

External links

• "1953 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.