1963 Pro Bowl
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Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
was played on January 12, 1964 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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in Los Angeles, California
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in front of 67,242. The game featured the anticipated first appearance by the Chicago Bears coach George Halas since the Pro Bowl of January 1942. It was also be his last appearance. Allie Sherman of the New York Giants was the coach of the West. Johnny Unitas won his third Pro Bowl MVP trophy. Gino Marchetti, also of the Colts, won the lineman of the game award. Marchetti presented the game ball to Halas. The final score was West 31 East 17.