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1956 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

Field	Value
type	pb
name	1956
image	1956-ProBowl-program.jpg
visitor	Eastern Conference
home	Western Conference
visitor_qtr1	7
home_qtr1	7
visitor_qtr2	0
home_qtr2	7
visitor_qtr3	14
home_qtr3	9
visitor_qtr4	10
home_qtr4	7
date	January 15, 1956
stadium	Memorial Coliseum
city	Los Angeles, California
visitor_coach	Joe Kuharich
visitor_coach_team	[Washington Redskins](1955-washington-redskins-season)
home_coach	Sid Gillman
home_coach_team	[Los Angeles Rams](1955-los-angeles-rams-season)
MVP	Ollie Matson
MVPteam	[Chicago Cardinals](1955-chicago-cardinals-season)
attendance	37,867
network	not televised

The 1956 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's sixth annual all-star game which featured top performers from the 1955 season. The game was played on January 15, 1956, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 37,867 fans. The East squad defeated the West by a score of 31–30.

The West team was led by the Los Angeles Rams Sid Gillman while Joe Kuharich of the Washington Redskins' coached the East squad. Chicago Cardinals back Ollie Matson was selected as the game's outstanding player.

References

(January 16, 1956). "Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows". [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
(January 16, 1956). "East pros squeeze past West, 31–30". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
(January 14, 1956). "Expect 40,000 at pro game". [[The Gettysburg Times]].
"The 1956 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.

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