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1959 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 252 points (21.0/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 196 points (16.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 56 points (4.7/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by George Halas (8-4-0)
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1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1959 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 7 | CHI | Don Clark | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 21 | CHI | Richie Petitbon | DB | 14 | 1959 | 1972 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 179 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Tulane | ||||||||
| 3 | 32 | CHI | Pete Johnson | DB | 1 | 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | VMI | |||||||||||
| 5 | 57 | CHI | John Adams | E | 5 | 1959 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 99 | 1 | 21 | 264 | 3 | Los Angeles State |
| 6 | 68 | CHI | Fred Cole | G | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 7 | 75 | CHI | Jim Tucker | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 92 | CHI | Dick Clark | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 94 | CHI | Willie Smith | G | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | Michigan | |||||||||||
| 9 | 105 | CHI | Maury Youmans | DE | 5 | 1960 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | Syracuse | |||||||||||
| 10 | 116 | CHI | Bob Coronado | WR | 1 | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | Pacific | |||||
| 11 | 129 | CHI | Ed Gray | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Texas | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 140 | CHI | Justin Rowland | DB | 3 | 1960 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | TCU | |||||||||||
| 13 | 153 | CHI | Gene Jones | LB | 1 | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rice | |||||||||||
| 14 | 164 | CHI | Joe Robb | DE | 13 | 1959 | 1971 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 159 | TCU | |||||||||||
| 15 | 177 | CHI | Roger LeClerc | LB | 8 | 1960 | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trinity (CT) | ||||||
| 16 | 188 | CHI | Don Redding | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 201 | CHI | Willie Neal | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson State | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 212 | CHI | Ken Asbury | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri Valley | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 225 | CHI | Chris Plain | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stanford | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 236 | CHI | Tony Carcaterra | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elon | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 249 | CHI | Donnie Stone | HB | 6 | 1961 | 1966 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 354 | 1352 | 10 | 91 | 859 | 7 | Arkansas |
| 22 | 260 | CHI | Lennie Rubal | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | William & Mary | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 273 | CHI | Bob Haller | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwest Missouri State | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 284 | CHI | Bob Spain | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 297 | CHI | Tom Huhn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | St. Joseph's (IN) | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 308 | CHI | Bob Kunde | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capital | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 321 | CHI | John Aveni | K | 3 | 1959 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 1 | Indiana | |||
| 28 | 332 | CHI | Bob Williams | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 345 | CHI | Eddie Southern | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 356 | CHI | Cliff Jackson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina Central | |||||||||||||||