1957 Pro Bowl

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox Pro Bowl

|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

|home_coach=Paddy Driscoll

|home_coach_team=Chicago Bears

|MVP=Bert Rechichar

|MVPteam=Baltimore Colts

|MVP2=Ernie Stautner

|MVP2team=Pittsburgh Steelers

|anthem=

|coin_toss=

|halftime=

|referee=

|attendance=44,177

|network=not televised

|announcers=

}}

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.{{cite news|title=West is best, 19 to 10, on Rechichar's 4 FGs |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQkkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1052%2C3266562 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |date=January 14, 1957 |agency=AP |pages=2–3 (Part 2)}}{{cite news|title=Rechichar's 4 field goals beat East, 19–10 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CcZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3msDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7440%2C2095097 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=January 14, 1957 |agency=AP |page=18}}

The West team was led by the Chicago Bears' Paddy Driscoll while Jim Lee Howell of the New York Giants coached the East squad.{{cite news|title=West Favored in Pro Bowl |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UgIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3wAGAAAAIBAJ&dq=pro%20bowl%20coach&pg=3942%2C1350878 |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |newspaper=Sunday Herald (Bridgeport, Connecticut) |date=January 13, 1957 |agency=UPI |page=33}} 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.{{cite web |title=The 1957 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1957_Pro_Bowl.htm |publisher=Bolding Sports Research |accessdate=January 24, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501164709/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1957_Pro_Bowl.htm |archivedate=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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.