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1959 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 257 points (21.4/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 216 points (18.0/g), 4th.
 Differential of 41 points (3.4/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 7.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.1, Offense: -0.7, Defense: 1.9, SoS: -2.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buddy Parker

Training Camp: California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1959 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
8 91 PIT Tom Barnett HB 2 1959 1960 0 0 0 1 24 81 263 1 7 52 1 Purdue
9 103 PIT Hal Davis G 0 0 0 Houston
10 115 PIT Riley Gunnels DT 7 1960 1966 0 0 2 19 91 Georgia
11 127 PIT Overton Curtis B 0 0 0 Utah St.
12 139 PIT Bill Pavliska B 0 0 0 Baylor
13 151 PIT Dewey Bohling HB 2 1960 1961 0 0 1 13 26 0 6 0 0 0 178 584 4 43 485 5 Hardin-Simmons
14 163 PIT John Peppercorn E 0 0 0 Kansas
15 175 PIT J.W. Brodnax FB 1 1960 1960 0 0 0 2 14 15 18 0 5 39 1 LSU
16 187 PIT Bill Carrico G 0 0 0 North Texas
17 199 PIT Bill Leeka T 0 0 0 UCLA
18 211 PIT John Seinturier T 0 0 0 USC
19 223 PIT Dave Kocourek TE 9 1960 1968 0 4 7 53 115 249 4090 24 Wisconsin
20 235 PIT Rudy Hayes LB 3 1959 1962 0 0 1 9 28 Clemson
21 247 PIT Johnny Green QB 4 1960 1963 0 0 3 12 30 275 618 3921 26 34 52 79 6 1 0 0 Tenn-Chattanooga
22 259 PIT Burley Polk T 0 0 0 Hardin-Simmons
23 271 PIT Ernye Davis B 0 0 0 McMurry
24 283 PIT Wayne Farmer T 0 0 0 Purdue
25 295 PIT Ron Miller E 0 0 0 Vanderbilt
26 307 PIT Jack Scott DT 2 1960 1961 0 0 0 2 21 Ohio St.
27 319 PIT Charley Tolar FB 7 1960 1966 0 2 6 46 95 0 4 0 0 1 907 3277 21 175 1266 2
28 331 PIT Ron Hall DB 8 1959 1967 1 1 7 53 90 Missouri Valley
29 343 PIT Dick Loncar T 0 0 0 Notre Dame
30 355 PIT Willus Fjerstad B 0 0 0 Minnesota