1970 Pro Bowl

The 1970 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's twentieth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1969 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 18, 1970, at Los Angeles [Memorial Coliseum] in Los Angeles, California. The final score was West 16, East 13. Running back Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears] was named the game's offensive Most Valuable Player for the third time after rushing for 75 yards on nine carries. Defensive end George Andrie of the Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys] was selected as the defensive MVP.
Attendance at the game was 57,786. Norm Van Brocklin of the Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons] coached the West squad while the East was led by the New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]' Tom Fears. This was the last Pro Bowl to feature the Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format. After the AFL–NFL merger was completed, future Pro Bowls would pit the AFC against the NFC.