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1957 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

Field	Value
type	pb
name	1957
image	570113-ProBowl-program.jpg
visitor	Eastern Conference
home	Western Conference
visitor_qtr1	0
home_qtr1	7
visitor_qtr2	7
home_qtr2	3
visitor_qtr3	3
home_qtr3	3
visitor_qtr4	0
home_qtr4	6
date	January 13, 1957
stadium	Memorial Coliseum
city	Los Angeles, California
visitor_coach	Jim Lee Howell
visitor_coach_team	[New York Giants](1956-new-york-giants-season)
home_coach	Paddy Driscoll
home_coach_team	[Chicago Bears](1956-chicago-bears-season)
MVP	Bert Rechichar
MVPteam	[Baltimore Colts](1956-baltimore-colts-season)
MVP2	Ernie Stautner
MVP2team	[Pittsburgh Steelers](1956-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
attendance	44,177
network	not televised

The 1957 Pro Bowl was the NFL's seventh annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1956 season. The game was played on January 13, 1957, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 44,177 fans. The West squad defeated the East by a score of 19–10.

The West team was led by the Chicago Bears' Paddy Driscoll while Jim Lee Howell of the New York Giants coached the East squad. Baltimore Colts kicking specialist Bert Rechichar was selected as the outstanding player of the game while defensive tackle Ernie Stautner of the Pittsburgh Steelers was named the outstanding lineman.

Each player on the victorious West roster received $700, while the losing East players each took away $500.

As of 2023, this was the last time the Pro Bowl was played without being televised.

References

(January 14, 1957). "West is best, 19 to 10, on Rechichar's 4 FGs". [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
(January 14, 1957). "Rechichar's 4 field goals beat East, 19–10". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
(January 13, 1957). "West Favored in Pro Bowl". Sunday Herald ([[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]).
"The 1957 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.

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