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1959 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 242 points (20.2/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (26.2/g), 10th.
Differential of -73 points (-6.1/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.7/g), 11th.
Coached by Sid Gillman (2-10-0)
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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 | Billy Wade | 29 | 5 | 9 | 153 for 261, 2,001 yards, 12 td, 17 int, & 25 rushes for 95 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| QB | Frank Ryan | 23 | 1 | 3 | 42 for 89, 709 yards, 2 td, 4 int, & 19 rushes for 57 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| FB | Ollie Matson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 161 rushes for 863 yards, 6 td, & 18 catches for 130 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| LH | Jon Arnett* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 73 rushes for 371 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 419 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| LH | Tommy Wilson | 27 | 3 | 0 | 40 rushes for 210 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 83 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Red Phillips | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 37 catches for 541 yards and 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| LE | Del Shofner*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 47 catches for 936 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| LT | Bob Fry | 29 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Duane Putnam | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| C | John Morrow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | John Houser | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RT | Charlie Bradshaw | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| RE | Leon Clarke | 26 | 3 | 0 | 29 catches for 453 yards, 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lamar Lundy* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| LDT | John Baker | 24 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
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| RDT | John LoVetere | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Lou Michaels | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Les Richter* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| RLB | Roy Wilkins | 25 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1957 |
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| LDH | Tom Franckhauser | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| RDH | Eddie Meador | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Jack Morris | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 84th pick / 1956 |
| RS | Will Sherman | 32 | 7 | 0 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
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| RS | Carl Karilivacz | 29 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 of 17 field goals & 12 of 14 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | Del Shofner*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 48 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Jon Arnett* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| KR | Ollie Matson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jon Arnett* | 24 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| John Baker | 24 | DE-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| Gene Brito | 34 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Loyola Marymount | 10/23/1925 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| Don Burroughs | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/19/1931 | 4 | |
| Leon Clarke | 26 | E-FL | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | USC | 1/10/1933 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| Paul Dickson | 22 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/26/1937 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| Bob Fry | 29 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| John Guzik | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 7/12/1936 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 41st pick / 1958 |
| John Houser | 24 | G-C-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | 2 | |
| Buddy Humphrey | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Jobko | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 29 | DB-HB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/20/1930 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| Buck Lansford | 26 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Texas | 11/4/1933 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 |
| John LoVetere | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Compton Community College (CA) | 5/31/1936 | Rook | |
| Lamar Lundy* | 24 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Marconi | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| Ollie Matson | 29 | RB-FL | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Eddie Meador | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Arkansas Tech | 8/10/1937 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Lou Michaels | 24 | DE-K | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| Jack Morris | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/1/1931 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 84th pick / 1956 |
| John Morrow | 26 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/27/1933 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956 |
| Jack Pardee | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Red Phillips | 23 | E | 9 | 9 | 197 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/5/1936 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| Duane Putnam | 31 | G | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| Les Richter* | 29 | LB-MG | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| Frank Ryan | 23 | QB | 10 | 3 | 199 | 6-3 | Rice | 7/12/1936 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| Gene Selawski | 24 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Purdue | 11/28/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 104th pick / 1958 |
| Will Sherman | 32 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | 7 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Del Shofner*+ | 25 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| George Strugar | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-5 | Washington | 4/2/1934 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957 |
| Clendon Thomas | 24 | DB-E-FL-HB | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| Billy Wade | 29 | QB | 12 | 9 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| Roy Wilkins | 25 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/26/1934 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1957 |
| Sam Williams | 28 | DE-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 3/9/1931 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| Tommy Wilson | 27 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | none | 9/1/1932 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 12 | 222.3 | 6-2.5 | 2.5 |