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1959 Baltimore Colts
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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)
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1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Johnny Unitas*+ | 26 | 3 | 12 | 193 for 367, 2,899 yards, 32 td, 14 int, & 29 rushes for 145 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| FB | Alan Ameche | 26 | 4 | 0 | 178 rushes for 679 yards, 7 td, & 13 catches for 129 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1955 |
| LH | Alex Hawkins | 22 | Rook | 0 | 12 rushes for 44 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| RH | Lenny Moore*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 92 rushes for 422 yards, 2 td, & 47 catches for 846 yards and 6 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| LE | Raymond Berry*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 66 catches for 959 yards, 14 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| LT | Jim Parker*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
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| LG | Art Spinney* | 32 | 9 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950 |
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| C | Buzz Nutter | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Alex Sandusky | 27 | 5 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | George Preas | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| RE | Jim Mutscheller | 29 | 5 | 0 | 44 catches for 699 yards, 8 td | Dallas Texans / 12th / 134th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti*+ | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Art Donovan | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| RDT | Gene Lipscomb*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Don Joyce | 30 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
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| LLB | Bill Pellington | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Dick Szymanski | 27 | 4 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LDH | Carl Taseff | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Milt Davis | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1954 |
| LS | Andy Nelson+ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| RS | Ray Brown | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 50th pick / 1958 |
| RS | Johnny Sample | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Myhra | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 of 17 field goals & 50 of 51 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 139th pick / 1956 |
| P | Dave Sherer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 51 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1959 |
| PR | Johnny Sample | 22 | 1 | 5 | 22 punt returns for a 5.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958 |
| KR | Johnny Sample | 22 | 1 | 5 | 17 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Alan Ameche | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 6/1/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1955 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry*+ | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 17 | Ray Brown | 23 | DB-QB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/7/1936 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 50th pick / 1958 |
| 85 | Ed Cooke | 24 | DE-LB | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| 20 | Milt Davis | 30 | DB | 11 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | UCLA | 5/31/1929 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1954 |
| 21 | Art DeCarlo | 28 | DB-E | 8 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/23/1931 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1953 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | 34 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | 9 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Baylor | 9/10/1932 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 27th pick / 1955 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 22 | HB-FL-WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| 83 | Don Joyce | 30 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Tulane | 10/8/1929 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
| 78 | Ray Krouse | 32 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/21/1927 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1951 |
| 43 | Hal Lewis | 24 | FB-HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/22/1935 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 84th pick / 1959 |
| 76 | Gene Lipscomb*+ | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 284 | 6-6 | none | 8/9/1931 | 6 | |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti*+ | 32 | DE-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| 64 | Marv Matuszak | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore*+ | 26 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn State | 11/25/1933 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/31/1930 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 12th / 134th pick / 1952 |
| 65 | Steve Myhra | 25 | G-LB-K | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Minnesota,North Dakota | 4/2/1934 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 139th pick / 1956 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson+ | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Memphis | 5/27/1933 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | 28 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/16/1931 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| 77 | Jim Parker*+ | 25 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/3/1934 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | 32 | LB | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Defiance,Rutgers | 9/25/1927 | 6 | |
| 79 | Sherman Plunkett | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/17/1933 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956 |
| 60 | George Preas | 26 | T-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/25/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| 31 | Billy Pricer | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/3/1934 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 65th pick / 1957 |
| 44 | Bert Rechichar | 29 | DB-LB-HB-E | 10 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/16/1930 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1952 |
| 87 | Jerry Richardson | 23 | FL-HB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Wofford | 7/11/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 154th pick / 1958 |
| 47 | Johnny Sample | 22 | DB | 12 | 5 | 203 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 6/15/1937 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 79th pick / 1958 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| 86 | Dave Sherer | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | New Mexico Military Inst.,SMU | 2/14/1937 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1959 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 41 | Jackie M. Simpson | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/2/1934 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 44th pick / 1957 |
| 26 | Mike Sommer | 25 | HB-DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 10/9/1934 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958 |
| 63 | Art Spinney* | 32 | G-DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/8/1927 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 27 | C-LB | 12 | 12 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 9/28/1928 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas*+ | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 12 | 220.7 | 6-1.6 | 3.7 |