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1959 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (27.0/g), 11th.
 Differential of -90 points (-7.5/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 3.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -25 (-2.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Pop Ivy (2-10-0)

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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB King Hill 23 1 11 82 for 181, 1,015 yards, 7 td, 13 int, & 39 rushes for 167 yards and 5 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958

FB John David Crow* 24 1 0 140 rushes for 666 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 328 yards and 4 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958

LH Bobby Joe Conrad 24 1 0 74 rushes for 328 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 142 yards and 3 td

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

RH Joe Childress 26 3 0 30 rushes for 59 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 73 yards and 1 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956

LE Woodley Lewis 34 9 0 34 catches for 534 yards, 3 td

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950

LT Dale Memmelaar 22 Rook 0

Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959

LG Dale Meinert 26 1 0

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

LG Ed Cook 27 1 0
C Don Gillis 24 1 0

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 89th pick / 1957

RG Ken Gray 23 1 0 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958

RT Ken Panfil* 29 3 0 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954

RE John Tracey 26 Rook 0 17 catches for 258 yards, 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 44th pick / 1959

RE Sonny Randle 23 Rook 0 15 catches for 202 yards, 1 td

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

 Defensive Starters
LDE Leo Sugar 30 5 0

Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952

LDT Ed Culpepper 25 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 101st pick / 1955

RDT Frank Fuller* 30 6 0

Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952

RDE Luke Owens 26 2 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

LLB Carl Brettschneider 28 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
MLB Ted Bates 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959

RLB Bill Koman 25 3 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

LDH Night Train Lane 32 7 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RDH Jerry Norton* 28 5 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

LS John Roach 26 3 1 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 31st pick / 1956

RS Billy Stacy 23 Rook 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

 Special Teams Starters
K Bobby Joe Conrad 24 1 0 6 of 9 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

P Jerry Norton* 28 5 0 59 punts for a 44.9 average, 0 blocked

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

PR Billy Stacy 23 Rook 0 29 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 2 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

KR Bobby Joe Conrad 24 1 0 18 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ted Bates 23 LB 12 0 219 6-3 Oregon State 9/22/1936 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959

Carl Brettschneider 28 LB 12 0 223 6-1 Iowa State 12/2/1931 3
Joe Childress 26 HB-FB-FL 9 0 202 6-0 Auburn 10/26/1933 3

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956

Bobby Joe Conrad 24 FL-DB-HB-WR-K 12 0 194 6-2 Texas A&M 11/17/1935 1

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

Ed Cook 27 T-G 12 0 245 6-2 Notre Dame 6/29/1932 1
Bobby Cross 28 T-DT 11 0 240 6-4 Stephen F. Austin 4/4/1931 7

Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952

John David Crow* 24 HB-TE-FB 12 0 220 6-2 Texas A&M 7/8/1935 1

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958

Ed Culpepper 25 DT 11 0 255 6-1 Alabama 1/21/1934 1

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 101st pick / 1955

Frank Fuller* 30 DT-T-G-C-DE 10 0 244 6-4 Kentucky 8/8/1929 6

Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952

Don Gillis 24 C 12 0 245 6-3 Rice 3/31/1935 1

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 89th pick / 1957

Fred Glick 22 DB 1 0 195 6-1 Colorado State 2/25/1937 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959

Ken Gray 23 G-LB 12 0 245 6-2 Howard Payne 3/10/1936 1

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958

Ken Hall 24 HB-P 12 0 205 6-1 Texas A&M 12/13/1935 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958

Mal Hammack 26 FB-LB 12 0 205 6-2 Florida 6/19/1933 4

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955

Art Hauser 30 DT-T-G 2 0 237 6-0 Xavier (OH) 6/19/1929 5

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954

Larry Hickman 24 FB 12 0 227 6-2 Baylor 10/9/1935 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 31st pick / 1959

Jimmy Hill 31 DB 12 0 192 6-2 Sam Houston State 6/27/1928 4
King Hill 23 QB 11 11 212 6-3 Rice 11/8/1936 1

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958

Ed Husmann 28 DT-G-DE-LB 12 0 245 6-2 Nebraska 8/6/1931 6

Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953

Bill Koman 25 LB 11 0 229 6-2 North Carolina 9/16/1934 3

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

Night Train Lane 32 DB-E 12 0 194 6-1 Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff 4/16/1927 7
Mac Lewis 22 T 8 0 290 6-6 Iowa 8/28/1937 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 64th pick / 1959

Woodley Lewis 34 DB-E 12 0 185 6-0 Oregon 6/14/1925 9

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950

Dale Meinert 26 LB-G 12 0 220 6-2 Oklahoma State 12/18/1933 1

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

Dale Memmelaar 22 G-T 12 0 247 6-2 Wyoming 1/15/1937 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959

Jerry Norton* 28 DB-HB 12 0 195 5-11 SMU 5/16/1931 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

Luke Owens 26 DE-DT-T 12 0 254 6-2 Kent State 10/19/1933 2

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

Ken Panfil* 29 T 12 0 262 6-6 Purdue 9/16/1930 3

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954

Jack Patera 26 LB 12 0 234 6-1 Oregon 8/1/1933 4

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 44th pick / 1955

Sonny Randle 23 E-WR 8 0 189 6-2 Virginia 1/6/1936 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

M.C. Reynolds 24 QB 7 0 193 6-0 LSU 2/11/1935 1
Perry Richards 25 E 4 0 205 6-2 Detroit Mercy 1/14/1934 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1957

John Roach 26 QB-DB 12 1 197 6-4 SMU 3/26/1933 3

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 31st pick / 1956

Marion Rushing 23 LB 12 0 223 6-2 Southern Illinois 9/3/1936 Rook
Maury Schleicher 22 DE-LB 10 0 238 6-3 Penn State 7/17/1937 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 50th pick / 1959

Billy Stacy 23 DB-FL 12 0 191 6-1 Mississippi State 7/30/1936 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

Leo Sugar 30 DE 12 0 214 6-1 Purdue 4/6/1929 5

Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952

John Tracey 26 LB-E-DE 8 0 225 6-3 Texas A&M 6/27/1933 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 44th pick / 1959

Jim Wagstaff 23 DB 3 0 192 6-2 Idaho State 6/12/1936 Rook

Detroit Lions / 21st / 253rd pick / 1958

Team Total 25.8 12 221.2 6-2.0 2.3