1963 Pro Bowl
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Date | January 13, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Co-MVPs | Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns, FB), Gene Lipscomb (Pittsburgh Steelers, DT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 61,374 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Chuck Thompson, Ken Coleman | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1963
The Eastern Conference was coached by Allie Sherman of the New York Giants and the West by Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers.[3] Both were the coaches in the NFL Championship Game, held two weeks earlier in New York.
Fullback Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns set a Pro Bowl record, carrying for 141 yards, breaking his own record of 120 set the previous year; he was named the "Back of the Game." "Big Daddy" Gene Lipscomb of the Pittsburgh Steelers was awarded "Lineman of the Game" honors; he had perhaps the finest day of any defender in the history of the Pro Bowl, blocking two field goals and being responsible for hits that led to six West fumbles.[4] It was Lipscomb's final NFL appearance; he died four months later.[5][6]
References
- ^ "East wins Pro Bowl on comedy of errors". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 14, 1963. p. 3B.
- ^ "Sherman happy as East upsets West in Pro Bowl". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. January 14, 1963. p. 2.
- ^ "East stars score 30–20 upset in Pro Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 14, 1963. pp. 22–23. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "The 1963 Pro Bowl". Bolding Sports Research. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Steeler star Lipscomb dies, dope hinted". Pittsburgh Press. May 10, 1963. p. 1.
- ^ "Lipscomb dies under mysterious circumstances". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 10, 1963. p. 2B.
External links
- "1963 Pro Bowl players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.