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1959 NFL Pro Bowlers

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League Champion: Baltimore Colts

AP MVP: Johnny Unitas

AP Rookie of the Year: Boyd Dowler

Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas, 2899 Yds

Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 1329 Yds

Receiving Leader: Raymond Berry, 959 Yds

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Pro Bowlers

% indicates player did not play, + indicates player was a replacement selection

Pro Bowlers Table
Pos	Player	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Int	All-pro teams
RDE	Andy Robustelli	NYG	34	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
C	Jim Ringo	GNB	28	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Rosey Brown	NYG	27	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MLB	Joe Schmidt	DET	27	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LH	Frank Gifford	NYG	29	7	11	11	5	11	151	2	2	106	540	3	42	768	4	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LE	Del Shofner	RAM	25	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	47	936	7	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MLB	Sam Huff	NYG	25	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Johnny Unitas	BAL	26	3	12	12	193	367	2899	32	14	29	145	2	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Jim Parker	BAL	25	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDE	Gino Marchetti	BAL	32	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LE	Raymond Berry	BAL	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	959	14	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDT	Leo Nomellini	SFO	35	9	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
SS	Jimmy Patton	NYG	26	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FB	Jim Brown	CLE	23	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	290	1329	14	24	190	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LG	Jim Ray Smith	CLE	27	3	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RH	Lenny Moore	BAL	26	3	12	12	2	3	25	1	0	92	422	2	47	846	6	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MLB	Bill George	CHI	30	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDT	Gene Lipscomb	BAL	28	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LG	Art Spinney	BAL	32	9	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDH	Abe Woodson	SFO	25	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDH	Dean Derby	PIT	24	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RLB	Walt Michaels	CLE	30	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LH	J.D. Smith	SFO	27	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	207	1036	10	13	133	1	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDH	Tom Brookshier	PHI	28	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDH	Yale Lary	DET	29	7	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	3	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RG	Stan Jones	CHI	28	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDE	Ernie Stautner	PIT	34	9	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDE	Doug Atkins	CHI	29	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RT	Forrest Gregg	GNB	26	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FL	Tommy McDonald	PHI	25	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	-10	0	47	846	10	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LH	John David Crow	CRD	24	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	140	666	3	27	328	4	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RLB	John Reger	PIT	28	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RG	John Nisby	PIT	23	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
LE	Jimmy Orr	PIT	24	1	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	5	43	0	35	604	5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
LDE	Bob Gain	CLE	30	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
RDH	Erich Barnes	CHI	24	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
LDT	Jess Richardson	PHI	29	6	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDT	Bob Toneff	WAS	29	7	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
SS	Jerry Norton	CRD	28	5	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	41	0	0	0	0	3	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RDT	Frank Fuller	CRD	30	6	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LH	Paul Hornung	GNB	24	2	12	12	5	8	95	2	0	152	681	7	15	113	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RLB	Bill Forester	GNB	27	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FB	Rick Casares	CHI	28	4	12	12	0	1	0	0	1	177	699	10	27	273	2	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RDH	Lindon Crow	NYG	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	NYDN: 2nd Tm
QB	Bobby Layne	PIT	33	11	12	12	142	297	1986	20	21	33	181	2	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
MLB	Les Richter	RAM	29	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
LDH	Jim David	DET	32	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	NEA: 2nd Tm
RE	Billy Wilson	SFO	32	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	540	4	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RE	Bob Schnelker	NYG	31	6	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	714	6	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
LT	Lou Groza	CLE	35	13	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LDE	Lamar Lundy	RAM	24	2	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	74	0	0
RT	Bob St. Clair	SFO	28	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
QB	Y.A. Tittle	SFO	33	11	11	10	102	199	1331	10	15	11	24	0	1	4	0	0
LDT	Fred Williams	CHI	30	7	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LE	Bill Anderson	WAS	23	1	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	734	6	0
FB	Don Bosseler	WAS	23	2	12	8	0	1	0	0	0	119	644	3	11	47	0	0
C	Jim Schrader	WAS	27	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	Art Hunter	CLE	26	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SS	Dave Baker	SFO	22	Rook	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
LH	Jon Arnett	RAM	24	2	12	11	1	5	13	0	0	73	371	2	38	419	1	0
RT	Ken Panfil	CRD	29	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LG	Harley Sewell	DET	28	6	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
QB	Norm Van Brocklin	PHI	33	10	12	12	191	340	2617	16	14	11	13	2	0	0	0	0
SS	Emlen Tunnell	GNB	34	11	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
RDT	Marion Campbell	PHI	30	5	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
LH	Billy Ray Barnes	PHI	24	2	12	12	0	7	0	0	2	181	687	7	32	314	2	0

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