The 1960

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was the NFL's tenth annual

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which featured the outstanding performers from the 1959 season. The game was played on Saturday, January 17, 1960, at the

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in front of 58,876. The final score was West 38, East 21. The East team was led by the Philadelphia Eagles' Buck Shaw while Red Hickey of the

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coached the West squad. The

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swept the player of the game awards, with quarterback

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, the NFL MVP for 1959, being voted the outstanding back and defensive lineman Eugene Lipscomb named the outstanding lineman.

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