List of Playoff Bowl Broadcasters

The Playoff Bowl (officially, the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl) was a post-season game for third place in the NFL, played ten times following the 1960-69 seasons. It was abandoned in favor of the current playoff structure with the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that broadcast the Playoff Bowl during its existence.

Season Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1969 CBS Jack Whitaker Frank Gifford and Don Perkins
1968 CBS Ray Scott Paul Christman Frank Glieber
1967 CBS Frank Glieber Frank Gifford
1966 CBS Chuck Thompson Tom Brookshier
1965 CBS Frank Glieber (first half) and Chuck Thompson (second half) Pat Summerall
1964 CBS Jack Drees (first half) and Earl Gillespie (second half) Frank Gifford
1963 CBS Ray Scott (first half) and Ken Coleman (second half) Frank Gifford
1962 CBS Chris Schenkel (first half) and Ray Scott (second half) Warren Lahr
1961 CBS Chris Schenkel (first half) and Van Patrick (second half) Johnny Lujack

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