1962 Pro Bowl

The 1962 Pro Bowl was the NFL's twelfth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1961 season. The game was played on January 14, 1962, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 57,409 fans.

The coaches were Norm Van Brocklin of Minnesota Vikings for the West and Allie Sherman of the New York Giants for the East. The 1961 Pro Bowl is considered one of the best competitive games in history. Unitas drove the West to the 12 yard line then hit the Ram's Jon Arnett in the end zone for the game winning touchdown on the final play of the game. Arnett was on his knees when he made the catch. The extra point gave the West the victory, 31–30 with no time remaining on the clock.

Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown was voted the game's outstanding back and Henry Jordan of the Green Bay Packers was the selected as the lineman of the game.

Detroit Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt had his helmet wired for sound and to measure the shock of tackles in conjunction with a study by Northwestern University to help establish performance standards for headgear. The safety study was considered quite remarkable in that day and the specially adapted helmet cost $5,000.