1956 Pro Bowl

{{Short description|National Football League all-star game}}

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{{Infobox Pro Bowl

|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

|home_coach=Sid Gillman

|home_coach_team=Los Angeles Rams

|MVP=Ollie Matson

|MVPteam=Baltimore Colts

|anthem=

|coin_toss=

|halftime=

|referee=

|attendance=37,867

|network=not televised

|announcers=

}}

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.{{cite news|title=Matson propels East's 31–30 win, squabble follows |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=km9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7280%2C2783470 |accessdate=January 24, 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=AP |pages=3–4 (Part 2)}}{{cite news|title=East pros squeeze past West, 31–30 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-pZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4864%2C4581488 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=January 16, 1956 |agency=AP |pages=16, 18}}

The West team was led by the Los Angeles Rams Sid Gillman while Joe Kuharich of the Washington Redskins' coached the East squad.{{cite news|title=Expect 40,000 at pro game |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p0gmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Lv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,2630005&dq=pro+bowl&hl=en |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=The Gettysburg Times |date=January 14, 1956 |agency=AP |page=5}} Chicago Cardinals back Ollie Matson was selected as the game's outstanding player.{{cite web |title=The 1956 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1956_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501164340/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1956_Pro_Bowl.htm |archivedate=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}