The front of the Olympic Stadium
The 1965 East-West Pro Bowl was played on January 10, 1965 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in front of 60,598. The coaches for the game were Don Shula of Baltimore Colts for the West and Blanton Collier of Cleveland Browns for the East. The final score was 34-14. For the game, the West odominated the East, 411 to 187 in total yards. The offensive MVP was west QB Fran Tarkenton, he completed 8 of 13 passes for 172 yards. The lineman of the game honors went to the west’s Terry Barr of the Detroit Lions. Barr had 106 yards receiving on three receptions. Frank Ryan, the Cleveland Browns quarterback who defeated the Baltimore Colts in the NFL championship game, was knocked out of the game when sacked in the third quarter by a group of defenders including the Colts Gino Marchetti. Marchetti had vowed to teach Ryan a lesson for running the score up against the Colts in the 1964 NFL championship game. Marchetti, who had put his retirement off for one season, officially called it quits after the game. the final was West 34 East 14. [1]
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