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American Conference 28 National Conference 27
January 14, 1951 |
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The score was tied at the
end of the first period
after Bob Waterfield of the
Rams hit LA teammate Tom
Fears with a 22 yard scoring
pass and Washington’s Bill
Dudley returned a punt 47
yards for a touchdown.
Waterfield kicked a 29 yard
field goal in the second
period and the Nationals led
10-7. But Otto Graham and
the Americans responded with
a 49 yard scoring pass from
Graham to Bob Shaw of the
Chicago Cardinals. Before
the half, the Nationals
retook the lead on
Waterfield’s second field
goal and a short touchdown
pass from LA’s Norm Van
Brocklin to Fears. It was
Nationals 20, Americans 14
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Graham scores first of two third period touchdowns
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The
inaugural game of the
renewed Pro Bowl was held at
the Los Angeles Coliseum
before 53, 676 fans. It was
a charity event sponsored by
the Los Angeles Newspapers
Publishers Association. The
stars from the NFL’s
National and American
Conferences faced each
other. The coach of the
American Conference was
Cleveland’s Paul Brown and
the National Coach was Los
Angeles’ Joe Stydahar. Brown
and his Browns had defeated
the Rams for the NFL title
in their first year in the
NFL (having come from the
old AAFC).