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1959 New York Giants
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (23.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 170 points (14.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 114 points (9.5/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.3-2.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (10-2-0)
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1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Charlie Conerly | 38 | 11 | 10 | 113 for 194, 1,706 yards, 14 td, 4 int, & 15 rushes for 38 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Mel Triplett | 28 | 4 | 0 | 91 rushes for 381 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| LH | Frank Gifford*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 106 rushes for 540 yards, 3 td, & 42 catches for 768 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Alex Webster | 28 | 4 | 0 | 79 rushes for 250 yards, 5 td, & 27 catches for 381 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| RH | Phil King | 23 | 1 | 0 | 72 rushes for 232 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 98 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| LE | Kyle Rote | 32 | 8 | 0 | 25 catches for 362 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Rosey Brown*+ | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| LG | Al Barry | 29 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
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| C | Ray Wietecha | 31 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Jack Stroud | 31 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Frank Youso | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
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| RE | Bob Schnelker* | 31 | 6 | 0 | 37 catches for 714 yards, 6 td | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Rosey Grier | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli*+ | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Cliff Livingston | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Sam Huff*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Harland Svare | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Lindon Crow* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| RDH | Dick Lynch | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Dick Nolan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| RS | Jimmy Patton*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Summerall | 29 | 7 | 0 | 20 of 29 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| P | Don Chandler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 55 punts for a 46.6 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Joe Morrison | 22 | Rook | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 3.4 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Joe Morrison | 22 | Rook | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Al Barry | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | USC | 12/24/1930 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
| Joe Biscaha | 22 | E | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Richmond | 6/1/1937 | Rook | New York Giants / 27th / 323rd pick / 1959 |
| Rosey Brown*+ | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 6 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Don Chandler | 25 | FB-P-K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Charlie Conerly | 38 | QB | 10 | 10 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Lindon Crow* | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 4/4/1933 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| Darrell Dess | 24 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Gifford*+ | 29 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Rosey Grier | 27 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Buzz Guy | 23 | G-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/20/1936 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 |
| Art Hauser | 30 | DT-T-G | 4 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 6/19/1929 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 |
| Don Heinrich | 29 | QB | 8 | 1 | 182 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/19/1930 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| Sam Huff*+ | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Katcavage | 25 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Ellison Kelly | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1935 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 59th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Kimber | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/31/1936 | Rook | |
| Phil King | 23 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| Cliff Livingston | 29 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 5 | |
| Dick Lynch | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Joe Morrison | 22 | HB-FL-FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Dick Nolan | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 3/26/1932 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| Jimmy Patton*+ | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Andy Robustelli*+ | 34 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Kyle Rote | 32 | E-HB | 10 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Bob Schmidt | 23 | C-T-G | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/9/1936 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 159th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Schnelker* | 31 | E | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 10/17/1928 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| George Scott | 22 | HB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 7/14/1937 | Rook | New York Giants / 19th / 227th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Scott | 29 | DE-LB | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| George Shaw | 26 | QB | 5 | 1 | 183 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/25/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1955 |
| Bill Stits | 28 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| Jack Stroud | 31 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Pat Summerall | 29 | DE-E-K | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 5/10/1930 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| Don Sutherin | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 2/29/1936 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 94th pick / 1958 |
| Harland Svare | 29 | LB-TB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/15/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| Mel Triplett | 28 | FB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Toledo | 12/24/1931 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| Alex Webster | 28 | HB-FB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ray Wietecha | 31 | C | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Frank Youso | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/5/1936 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 12 | 217.7 | 6-1.6 | 3.9 |