1958 Pro Bowl Explained

Type:pb
1958
Visitor:Eastern Conference
Home:Western Conference
Visitor Qtr1:0
Home Qtr1:6
Visitor Qtr2:7
Home Qtr2:3
Visitor Qtr3:0
Home Qtr3:10
Visitor Qtr4:0
Home Qtr4:7
Date:January 12, 1958
Stadium:Memorial Coliseum
City:Los Angeles, California
Visitor Coach:Buddy Parker
Visitor Coach Team:Pittsburgh Steelers
Home Coach:George Wilson
Home Coach Team:Detroit Lions
Mvp:Hugh McElhenny
Mvpteam:San Francisco 49ers
Mvp2:Gene Brito
Mvp2team:Washington Redskins
Attendance:66,634
Network:NBC

The 1958 Pro Bowl was the NFL's eighth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1957 season. The game was played on January 12, 1958, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 66,634 fans. The West squad defeated the East by a score of 26–7.[1] [2]

The West team was led by the Detroit Lions' George Wilson while Buddy Parker of the Pittsburgh Steelers coached the East squad.[3] San Francisco 49ers running back Hugh McElhenny was selected as the outstanding back of the game and defensive end Gene Brito of the Washington Redskins was named the outstanding lineman.[4]

This was the first Pro Bowl to be televised nationally (except in the Los Angeles market where it was blacked out).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: West tops East, 26–7, in Pro Bowl . January 24, 2012 . . January 13, 1958 . . 2 (Part 2).
  2. News: West grid stars roll to easy 26–7 victory . January 24, 2012 . . January 13, 1958 . . 24.
  3. News: Over 60,000 expected for Pro Bowl tilt . January 24, 2012. . January 11, 1958 . . 12.
  4. Web site: The 1958 Pro Bowl . Bolding Sports Research . January 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501164713/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1958_Pro_Bowl.htm . May 1, 2012 . dead .