You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Baltimore Colts > 1959 Draftees
1959 Baltimore Colts
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1959 NFL Champions
Scored 374 points (31.2/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 251 points (20.9/g), 7th.
Differential of 123 points (10.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +26 (2.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (9-3-0)
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10 per year.
1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1959 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 | BAL | Jackie Burkett | LB | 10 | 1961 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | Auburn | |||||||||||
| 2 | 24 | BAL | Dave Sherer | E | 2 | 1959 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | SMU | ||||||||
| 4 | 48 | BAL | Zeke Smith | LB | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Auburn | |||||||||||
| 5 | 60 | BAL | Don Churchwell | DT | 2 | 1959 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Mississippi | |||||||||||
| 6 | 72 | BAL | Palmer Pyle | G | 6 | 1960 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 84 | BAL | Hal Lewis | FB | 3 | 1959 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 107 | 0 | Houston | |||||
| 8 | 96 | BAL | Tommy Joe Coffey | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Texas A&M | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 108 | BAL | Tom Brown | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 120 | BAL | Don Stewart | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | SMU | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 132 | BAL | Thomas Stephens | TE | 5 | 1960 | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 41 | 506 | 5 | Syracuse | ||||||||
| 12 | 144 | BAL | Dick Wood | QB | 5 | 1962 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 522 | 1194 | 7153 | 51 | 71 | 26 | 45 | 4 | Auburn | |||
| 13 | 156 | BAL | Rudi Smith | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 168 | BAL | Ferdie Burket | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | SE Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 180 | BAL | Ted Foret | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 192 | BAL | Morris Keller | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 204 | BAL | Leroy Bergan | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Dakota State | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 216 | BAL | Opie Bandy | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 228 | BAL | Milt Crain | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 240 | BAL | Paul Balonick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina State | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 252 | BAL | John Hernstein | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 264 | BAL | Lonny Leatherman | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 276 | BAL | Bob Davis | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Houston | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 288 | BAL | Bob Novogratz | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Army | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 300 | BAL | Ed Keiffer | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 312 | BAL | Rene Lorio | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern Miss | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 324 | BAL | Terry Thurman | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rice | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 336 | BAL | Fred Long | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 348 | BAL | Perry McGriff | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 360 | BAL | Blair Weese | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia Tech | |||||||||||||||