1954 Pro Bowl

The 1954 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's (NFL) fourth annual all-star game which featured the league's outstanding performers from the 1953 season. The game was played on January 17, 1954, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 44,214 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 20–9.^[1][2]

1954 East–West Pro Bowl

Eastern Conference Western Conference 20 9 Head coach: Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns) Head coach: Buddy Parker (Detroit Lions)
1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Conference 3 0 10 7 20 Western Conference 0 2 0 7 9
Date	January 17, 1954
Stadium	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Chuck Bednarik (Philadelphia Eagles)
Attendance	44,214
TV in the United States
Network	DuMont
Announcers	Tom Harmon, Red Grange
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The West team was led by the Detroit Lions' Buddy Parker while Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns coached the East squad.^[3] Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik was named the game's outstanding player.^[4]

References

1. "Eastern squad wins Pro Bowl game, 20–9". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 18, 1954. pp. 18, 20. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
2. "East pros outcharge West, 20–9". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. January 18, 1954. p. 4 (Part 2). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
3. "Pro stars crash in Los Angeles". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 17, 1954. p. 3 (Section 3). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
4. "The 1954 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

External links

• "1954 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.