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The Pro Bowl was the National Football League's annual all-star event, known as the NFL All-Star Game from 1939 to 1942, the Pro Bowl from 1951 to 2022 and the Pro Bowl Games from 2023 to 2026. The first official Pro Bowl was played in January 1951, and from the 1970 merger with the American Football League the game generally matched the American Football Conference against the National Football Conference. From 2014 to 2016 captains chose the teams in a televised draft, and in 2023 the game became a non-contact flag football contest. The event was criticised for low intensity and weak ratings, yet selection remained a mark of honour. The NFL ended the Pro Bowl games in 2026 after 88 years and replaced them with an honor class of 88 players.

Facts
Founding Year
1939 1
Founding Year
1951 1
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
Connections

Competitors Include

Jim Brown, Athletes
Source Wikipedia: Jim Brown
John Henry Johnson, Athletes
Source John Henry Johnson (Wikipedia)
John Mackey (American football), Athletes
Source John Mackey (American football) (Wikipedia)

Features

American Football, Sports
Source Pro Bowl (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Pro Bowl (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article
    From 1939 through 1942, the NFL experimented with all-star games
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article [founding-year]
    The first official Pro Bowl was played in January 1951
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article [frequency-category]
    was an annual event held by the National Football League
  • Features: American Football, Lead
    annual event held by the National Football League (NFL)
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Wikipedia: Jim Brown
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Jim Brown, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jim Brown, Lead
selected to a Pro Bowl and All-Pro team every season
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John Henry Johnson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John Henry Johnson, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: John Henry Johnson, Lead
A four-time Pro Bowl selection
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John Mackey (American football) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John Mackey (American football), Honors
Quote, Competitors Include: John Mackey (American football), Honors
Mackey played in five Pro Bowls, including in his rookie season
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