The 1970 East–West Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

was played on January 24, 1970 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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. The final score was West 16, East 13. Gayle Sayers of the Chicago Bears

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 was the game's offensive MVP, rushing for 75 yards on 9 carries and George Andrie

George Andrie

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 of the Dallas Cowboys

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 was the game's defensive MVP. After this Pro Bowl, the last to feature the Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format, all Pro Bowls would pit the AFC

American Football Conference

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 vs. the NFC

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.