1959 Pro Bowl

1959 Pro Bowl
Eastern Conference Western Conference 28 21 Head coach:  Jim Lee Howell (New York Giants) Head coach:  Weeb Ewbank (Baltimore Colts) 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Conference 9 7 0 12 28 Western Conference 7 7 7 0 21
Date	January 11, 1959
Stadium	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Frank Gifford (New York Giants)
National anthem
Coin toss
Attendance	72,250
Network	NBC
Announcers	Jim Gibbons, Van Patrick
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The 1959 Pro Bowl was the NFL's ninth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1958 season. The game was played on January 11, 1959, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 72,250 fans. The final score was East 28, West 21.

The West team was led by the Baltimore Colts' Weeb Ewbank while Jim Lee Howell of the New York Giants coached the East squad. New York Giants quarterback Frank Gifford was selected as the outstanding back of the game and defensive lineman Doug Atkins of the Chicago Bears was named the outstanding lineman.

External links

• "1959 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/656atXrph. Retrieved January 31, 2012.