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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)

1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Art Spinney* 32 9 0

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950

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

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

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

Roster

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