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1959 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (22.3/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 278 points (23.2/g), 9th.
Differential of -10 points (-0.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.3/g), 2nd.
Coached by Buck Shaw (7-5-0)
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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 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 33 | 10 | 12 | 191 for 340, 2,617 yards, 16 td, 14 int, & 11 rushes for 13 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Clarence Peaks | 24 | 2 | 0 | 124 rushes for 451 yards, 3 td, & 28 catches for 209 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Walt Kowalczyk | 24 | 1 | 0 | 26 rushes for 37 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 33 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| LH | Billy Ray Barnes* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 181 rushes for 687 yards, 7 td, & 32 catches for 314 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| RH | Tommy McDonald* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 rushes for -10 yards, 0 td, & 47 catches for 846 yards and 10 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| LE | Pete Retzlaff | 28 | 3 | 0 | 34 catches for 595 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| LT | Jerry DeLucca | 23 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 84th pick / 1957 |
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| LT | Jim McCusker | 23 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958 |
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| LG | Jerry Huth | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
| C | Chuck Bednarik | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RG | Stan Campbell | 29 | 7 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | J.D. Smith | 23 | Rook | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
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| RE | Dick Bielski | 27 | 4 | 0 | 15 catches for 264 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Robb | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Jess Richardson* | 29 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Marion Campbell* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Jerry Wilson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1959 |
| LLB | Bob Pellegrini | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| MLB | Chuck Weber | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Tom Louderback | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
| LDH | Jimmy Carr | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDH | Tom Brookshier* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Gene Johnson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 99th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Art Powell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paige Cothren | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 18 field goals & 1 of 1 extra point | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| P | Norm Van Brocklin* | 33 | 10 | 12 | 53 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Tommy McDonald* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 5.5 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| KR | Tommy McDonald* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 18.5 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Darrel Aschbacher | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Boise State,Oregon | 6/2/1935 | Rook | |
| 33 | Billy Ray Barnes* | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/14/1935 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | 34 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 27 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 40 | Tom Brookshier* | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Colorado | 12/16/1931 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| 78 | Marion Campbell* | 30 | DE-DT-MG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/25/1929 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| 67 | Stan Campbell | 29 | G | 12 | 12 | 226 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 8/26/1930 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| 21 | Jimmy Carr | 26 | DB-LB-HB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Charleston (WV) | 3/25/1933 | 4 | |
| 63 | Tom Catlin | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1931 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953 |
| 45 | Paige Cothren | 24 | K | 7 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/12/1935 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Jerry DeLucca | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State,Tennessee | 7/17/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 84th pick / 1957 |
| 65 | Jerry Huth | 26 | G | 10 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 7/23/1933 | 3 | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
| 27 | Gene Johnson | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 9/18/1935 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 99th pick / 1959 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 25 | QB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 73 | Ed Khayat | 24 | DT-DE-T | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Millsaps,Tulane | 9/14/1935 | 2 | |
| 43 | Walt Kowalczyk | 24 | FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 4/17/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| 61 | Tom Louderback | 26 | LB-C-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 3/5/1933 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Ken MacAfee | 30 | E-TE | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/3/1929 | 5 | |
| 75 | Jim McCusker | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/19/1936 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958 |
| 25 | Tommy McDonald* | 25 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| 29 | John Nocera | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/4/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 182nd pick / 1957 |
| 70 | Don Owens | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 4/3/1932 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| 32 | Joe Pagliei | 25 | FB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Clemson | 4/12/1934 | Rook | |
| 26 | Clarence Peaks | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/23/1935 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | 25 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| 87 | Art Powell | 22 | SE-DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/25/1937 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| 44 | Pete Retzlaff | 28 | E-HB-TE | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State | 8/21/1931 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson* | 29 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 22 | Lee Riley | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 8/24/1932 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| 66 | Joe Robb | 22 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Theron Sapp | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1935 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | J.D. Smith | 23 | T | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-2 | Rice | 5/27/1936 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
| 68 | Bill Striegel | 23 | G-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/28/1936 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 88th pick / 1958 |
| 11 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 33 | QB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 31 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 51 | Chuck Weber | 29 | LB-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | West Chester | 3/25/1930 | 4 | |
| 88 | Jerry Wilson | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/9/1936 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 12 | 220.1 | 6-1.2 | 2.8 |