Type: | pb |
1955 | |
Visitor: | Eastern Conference |
Home: | Western Conference |
Visitor Qtr1: | 13 |
Home Qtr1: | 3 |
Visitor Qtr2: | 6 |
Home Qtr2: | 6 |
Visitor Qtr3: | 0 |
Home Qtr3: | 7 |
Visitor Qtr4: | 0 |
Home Qtr4: | 10 |
Date: | January 16, 1955 |
Stadium: | Memorial Coliseum |
City: | Los Angeles, California |
Visitor Coach: | Jim Trimble |
Visitor Coach Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Home Coach: | Buck Shaw |
Home Coach Team: | San Francisco 49ers |
Mvp: | Billy Wilson |
Mvpteam: | San Francisco 49ers |
Attendance: | 42,972 |
Network: | not televised |
The 1955 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's (NFL) fifth annual all-star game which featured the league's outstanding performers from the 1954 season. The game was played on January 16, 1955, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, in front of 42,972 fans. The West squad defeated the East by a score of 26–19.[1] [2]
The West team was led by Buck Shaw (although he had recently been fired by the San Francisco 49ers) while Jim Trimble of the Philadelphia Eagles coached the East squad.[3] [4] 49ers end Billy Wilson was unanimously selected as the game's outstanding player.[1]