West 38

East 21

January 17, 1960

The 1960 Pro Bowl featured the quarterbacking talents of the Western squad’s Johnny Unitas of Baltimore and Y.A Tittle of the 49ers. The game was viewed by 58, 876 at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.

But, the scoring started on defense when New York’s Jim Patton intercepted a first quarter Unitas aerial and returned it for a 22-yard touchdown. Trailing 7-0, Unitas led two quick West drives, hitting teammate Raymond Berry for a 22 yard touchdown pass and driving the West deep into East territory for a 14 yard field goal by Paul Hornung. Just over a minute into the second quarter, the East regained the lead, 14-10, when Bobby Layne hit Tommy McDonald of the Eagles for a 63 yard touchdown pass. Replacing Unitas, San Francisco‘s Y.A Tittle hit Baltimore’s Lenny Moore for a 13 yard touchdown and hooked up with him again moments later for 65 yards and a 24-14 lead. Just before the half, the Ram’s John Arnett returned a punt 32 yards to the West’s 43. With less than a minute to go, Unitas hit the Eagles’ J.D. Smith with a six yard touchdown strike and the West was in control, 31-14 at the half.
 

The third quarter was scoreless. In the 4th quarter, Cleveland’s Jim Brown scored on a two yard swing pass from Layne to cut the lead to 31-21. But, the East would get no closer as Green Bay’s Paul Hornung scored on a run from the two yard line in the game’s final minutes. The final score was 38-21.

Unitas, the NFL MVP for 1959, was voted the outstanding offensive back and Baltimore’s Gene Lipscomb was the outstanding lineman.

Joe Arnett carries in the Pro Bowl

Y.A. Tittle over center

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