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1961 Pro Bowl

National Football League all-star game

Field	Value
type	pb
name	1961
image	610115-ProBowl-program.jpg
visitor	Eastern Conference
home	Western Conference
visitor_qtr1	3
home_qtr1	7
visitor_qtr2	14
home_qtr2	14
visitor_qtr3	7
home_qtr3	7
visitor_qtr4	7
home_qtr4	7
date	January 15, 1961
stadium	Memorial Coliseum
city	Los Angeles, California
visitor_coach	Buck Shaw
visitor_coach_team	[Philadelphia Eagles](1960-philadelphia-eagles-season)
home_coach	Vince Lombardi
home_coach_team	[Green Bay Packers](1960-green-bay-packers-season)
MVP	Johnny Unitas
MVPteam	[Baltimore Colts](1960-baltimore-colts-season)
MVP2	Sam Huff
MVP2team	[New York Giants](1960-new-york-giants-season)
attendance	62,971
network	NBC
announcers	Lindsey Nelson, Frankie Albert

The 1961 Pro Bowl was the NFL's eleventh annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1960 season. The game was played on January 15, 1961, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 62,971 fans. The final score was West 35, East 31.

The coaches were Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers and Buck Shaw of the Philadelphia Eagles. This game marked the end of the great career of Norm Van Brocklin. The Eagles' quarterback was playing in his final game after 12 seasons, having been named the coach of the expansion Minnesota Vikings. Van Brocklin was angry that the Eagles had not named him head coach, which he said they had promised following the retirement of Buck Shaw.

Jim Taylor scored a record three touchdowns, and Van Brocklin established Pro Bowl records for passing with 288 yards and three touchdowns. Yet fan favorite Johnny Unitas was voted the game’s outstanding back for the second season in a row and the Giants' Sam Huff took the lineman honors.

References

(January 16, 1961). "West pros sidetrack East, 35–31, in thriller". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
"The 1961 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research.

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