The 1962 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's twelfth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1961 season.
[1] The coaches were Norm Van Brocklin of the Minnesota Vikings for the West and Allie Sherman of the New York Giants for the East.
[citation needed] After a Jim Brown fumble in the fourth quarter, Johnny Unitas drove the West to the East's 12-yard line.
On the final play of the game, Unitas found halfback Jon Arnett alone in the end zone for the game-tying touchdown.
[2] Detroit Lions linebacker Joe Schmidt had his helmet wired for sound and to measure the shock of tackles in conjunction with a study by Northwestern University to help establish performance standards for headgear.