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   NFL DRAFT HISTORY - 1959

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ROUND 1

Pick Player Name Team Position College
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Randy Duncan

Dick Bass

Billy Stacy

Don Allard

Dave Baker

Nick Pietrosante

Don Clark

Dan James

Paul Dickson

Lee Grosscup

Rich Kreitling

Jackie Burkett

Packers

Rams

Cardinals

Redskins

49ers

Lions

Bears

49ers

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

QB

RB

B

QB

QB

B

RB

C

T

QB

WR

C

Iowa

Pacific

Mississippi State

Boston College

Oklahoma

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Ohio State

Baylor

Utah

Illinois

Auburn

ROUND 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Alex Hawkins

Jerry Wilson

J.D. Smith

Buddy Humphrey

Bob Harrison

Charley Horton

Mike Rabold

Don Brown

Richie Petitbon

Buddy Dial

Dick Schafrath

Dave Sherer

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Rams

49ers

Lions

Lions

Rams

Bears

Giants

Browns

Colts

B

E

T

QB

C

G

T

B

QB

E

G

E

South Carolina

Auburn

Rice

Baylor

Oklahoma

Baylor

Indiana

Houston

Tulane

Rice

Ohio State

Southern Methodist

ROUND 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

Boyd Dowler

Wray Carlton

Jimmy Butler

Emil Karas

Eddie Dove

Ron Koes

Larry Hickman

Pete Johnson

Tom Franckhauser

Joe Morrison

Fran O'Brien

Ron Luciano

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Redskins

49ers

Lions

Rams

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Lions

B

B

B

T

B

C

B

B

E

B

T

T

Colorado

Duke

Vanderbilt

Dayton

Colorado

North Carolina

Baylor

Virginia Military Inst

Purdue

Cincinnati

Michigan State

Syracuse

ROUND 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Gary Prahst

Ken Beck

Jim Grazione

Jim Wood

Monte Clark

Art Brandriff

Blanche Martin

John Tracey

Bob Reifsnyder

Bob Grottkau

Dave Lloyd

Zeke Smith

Browns

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

49ers

Lions

Rams

Rams

Rams

Lions

Browns

Colts

E

T

QB

E

T

B

B

E

T

G

LB

G

Michigan

Texas A&M

Villanova

Oklahoma State

USC

Virginia Military Inst

Michigan State

Texas A&M

Navy

Oregon State

Georgia

Auburn

ROUND 5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

Bob Wetoska

Maury Schleicher

Nick Mumley

Ted Bates

John Wooten

Frank Geremia

Andy Cverko

John Lands

John Adams

Dick LeBeau

Ellison Kelly

Don Churchwell

Redskins

Cardinals

Eagles

Cardinals

Browns

49ers

Packers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

T

E

T

T

G

T

C

E

B

DB

G

G

Notre Dame

Penn State

Purdue

Oregon State

Colorado

Notre Dame

Northwestern

Montana State

Cal State-Los Angeles

Ohio State

Michigan State

Mississippi

Round 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

Willie Taylor

Al Benecick

Tom Redmond

Mac Lewis

Jim McFalls

Tony Bavaro

Dick Guesman

Fred Cole

Dave Painter

Jim Prestel

Bob Denton

Palmer Pyle

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Cardinals

Redskins

49ers

Lions

Bears

Rams

Browns

Browns

Colts

C

G

T

T

T

T

T

G

C

T

E

T

Florida A&M

Syracuse

Vanderbilt

Iowa

Virginia Military Inst

Holy Cross

West Virginia

Maryland

Tulane

Idaho

Pacific

Michigan State

ROUND 7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

Bobby Jackson

Don Rogers

Jim Tucker

Don Lawrence

Ben Donnell

Dan Colchico

Mitch Ogiego

Eddie Meador

Jim Kenney

Gene Miller

Gary Raid

Hal Lewis

Packers

49ers

Bears

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Redskins

Rams

Redskins

Browns

Packers

Colts

B

T

E

T

C

E

QB

B

E

T

T

B

Alabama

South Carolina

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Notre Dame

Vanderbilt

San Jose State

Iowa

Arkansas Tech

Boston University

Rice

Willamette

Houston

ROUND 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

Buddy Mayfield

Wilmer Fowler

Bob Ptacek

Jim Lenden

Gene O'Pella

Lew Aiken

Tom Barnett

Dick Clark

Bill Conner

Willie Smith

Bob Laraba

Tommy Joe Coffey

Packers

Eagles

Browns

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Bears

Packers

Colts

E

B

QB

T

E

E

B

B

E

T

B

B

South Carolina

Northwestern

Michigan

Oregon

Villanova

Vanderbilt

Purdue

Baylor

Jackson State

Michigan

Texas-El Paso

West Texas State

ROUND 9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

George Dixon

Gary Ferguson

Gene Johnson

Dick Haley

Carl Smith

Bobby Joe Green

Hal Davis

Larry Cundiff

Maury Youmans

Kirk Wilson

Jack Delveaux

Tom Brown

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

T

B

B

B

B

G

T

T

B

B

G

Bridgeport

Southern Methodist

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

Tennessee

Florida

Houston

Michigan State

Syracuse

UCLA

Illinois

Minnesota

ROUND 10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

Sam Tuccio

Rollie West

Emil DeCantis

Jack Laraway

Ron Toth

Bronko Nagurski

Riley Gunnels

Bobby Coronado

Alan Goldstein

Bob Pepe

Bob Zeman

Don Stewart

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

T

B

B

B

B

T

T

E

E

E

B

E

Southern Mississippi

Villanova

North Carolina

Purdue

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Georgia

Pacific

North Carolina

North Carolina State

Wisconsin

Southern Methodist

ROUND 11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

Bob Webb

Floyd Faucette

Art Powell

Gerry Marciniak

Harry Jacobs

Jack Hayes

Overton Curtis

Joe Kelly

Ed Gray

Jerry King

Bob Sawyer

Tom Stephens

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

B

WR

G

G

B

B

B

T

G

B

B

St. Ambrose

Georgia Tech

San Jose State

Michigan

Bradley

Trinity (TX)

Utah State

New Mexico State

North Texas State

Kent State

Wyoming

Syracuse

ROUND 12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

Larry Hall

Howard Keys

Ted Edmondson

Ron Stehouwer

Roger Wypyszynski

Bill Korutz

Bill Pavliska

Justin Rowland

Mike Connelly

Charlie Flowers

Frank Palandrani

Dick Wood

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

G

T

E

T

T

C

B

E

C

B

T

QB

Missouri Valley

Oklahoma State

Hardin-Simmons

Colorado State

St. Norbert

Dayton

Baylor

Texas Christian

Utah State

Mississippi

North Carolina State

Auburn

ROUND 13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

Jim Hurd

Pat Lamberti

Dick Stillwagon

Billy Shoemake

Jim Steffen

Bill Lopasky

Dewey Bohling

Al Witcher

Gene Jones

Ray Reese

John Kompara

Rudi Smith

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

E

B

E

B

G

B

E

B

B

T

T

Albion

Richmond

Purdue

LSU

UCLA

West Virginia

Hardin-Simmons

Baylor

Rice

Bowling Green

South Carolina

Mississippi

ROUND 14

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

157

158

159

160

161

162

163

164

165

166

167

168

Ken Kerr

Jack Smith

Bob Bobo

Jim Baldwin

Kurt Schwarz

Mike Dukes

John Peppercorn

Joe Robb

Pete Davidson

Roger Ellis

Elbert (Golden Wheels) Dubenion

Ferdie Burket

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

G

T

T

C

G

B

E

T

T

C

WR

B

Arizona State

Clemson

Texas-El Paso

McMurry

Maryland

Clemson

Kansas

Texas Christian

Citadel

Maine

Bluffton

Southeastern Oklahoma

ROUND 15

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

169

170

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

Dick Teteak

John Schroeder

Jim Poteete

Fred Hood

Bruce Maher

Joe Belland

J.W. (Red) Brodnax

Walt Kelly

Roger LeClerc

Tom Salwocki

Bob Bercich

Ted Foret

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

G

E

C

E

B

B

B

B

C

C

B

T

Wisconsin

North Carolina

Mississippi State

Northeastern Oklahoma

Detroit

Arizona State

LSU

Houston

Trinity (CT)

Pittsburgh

Michigan State

Auburn

ROUND 16

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

181

182

183

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

191

192

Dan Edgington

Ken Paduch

John Dingens

George McGee

Dick Splain

Bob Cook

Bill Carrico

Don Redding

Ted Royal

Bob Soltis

Jamie Caleb

Morris Keller

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

E

T

T

T

T

B

G

T

C

B

RB

T

Florida

Auburn

Detroit

Southern

New Haven

Idaho State

North Texas State

North Carolina

Duke

Minnesota

Grambling

Clemson

ROUND 17

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

200

201

202

203

204

Tom Secules

Pete Hart

Bill Craig

Jim Healy

Jack Rudolph

Jerome Jurczak

Bill Leeka

Dave Wilemon

Willie Neal

Homer Schmittan

Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin

Leroy Bergan

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

B

T

G

E

C

T

T

B

E

E

T

William & Mary

Hardin-Simmons

Villanova

Holy Cross

Georgia Tech

Benedictine

UCLA

Southern Methodist

Jackson State

Tennessee Tech

Baylor
South Dakota State

ROUND 18

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

205

206

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

Dick Nearents

Jim Benson

Darrell DeDecker

Dave Holden

Joe Kapp

Jack Cowley

John Seinturier

Ken Asbury

Dave Van Metre

Al Ecuyer

Ed Hill

Opie Bandy

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

T

B

T

T

QB

T

T

B

E

G

G

T

Eastern Washington

Georgia Tech

Illinois

Cal State-Los Angeles

California

Trinity (TX)

USC

Missouri Valley

Colorado College

Notre Dame

Miami (OH)

Tulsa

ROUND 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

217

218

219

220

221

222

223

224

225

226

227

228

Bill Butler

Billy Dunn

Alan Miller

Bobby Lauder

Rufus Granderson

Tom Osborne

Dave Kocourek

Carver Shannon

Chris Plain

Joe Schroeder

George Scott

Milt Crain

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

B

B

B

T

B

WR

B

T

T

B

C

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Southern Methodist

Boston College

Auburn

Prairie View A&M

Hastings

Wisconsin

Southern Illinois

Stanford

Xavier

Miami (OH)

Mississippi

ROUND 20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

229

230

231

232

233

234

235

236

237

238

239

240

Charley Sample

Jim Payne

Jerry Lee Murphy

Dan McGrew

Billy Brewer

Toby Deese

Rudy Hayes

Tony Carcaterra

Ross Coyle

Jerry Shetler

Al McClain

Paul Balonick

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

B

G

T

T

B

T

B

E

E

G

T

C

Arkansas

Clemson

Ohio State

Purdue

Mississippi

Georgia Tech

Clemson

Elon

Oklahoma

Minnesota

Shaw

North Carolina State

ROUND 21

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

241

242

243

244

245

246

247

248

249

250

251

252

Dave Smith

Dale Memmelaar

Bob Salerno

Mel Reight

Buddy Davis

Luther Carr

Johnny Green

Marv Bergmann

Donnie Stone

Jim Fraser

Fred Swearingen

John Hernstein

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

G

G

B

B

B

QB

T

B

G

G

B

Ripon

Wyoming

Colorado

West Virginia

Richmond

Washington

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Washington

Arkansas

Wisconsin

North Carolina

Michigan

ROUND 22

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

253

254

255

256

257

258

259

260

261

262

263

264

Charlie Anderson

Jim Bowie

Glenn Shamblin

Lebron Shields

Art Gob

Burnio McQueen

Burley Polk

Lennie Rubal

Bill Meglen

Gale Gibson

Joe Wenzel

Lonny Leatherman

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

E

T

B

T

E

E

T

B

G

E

E

E

Drake

Kentucky

West Virginia

Tennessee

Pittsburgh

North Carolina A&T

Hardin-Simmons

William & Mary

Utah State

Iowa State

Lehigh

Texas Christian

ROUND 23

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

265

266

267

268

269

270

271

272

273

274

275

276

Ben Lawver

Freddie Glick

Dick Williams

Clarence Alexander

Sal Cesario

Bruce Dollahan

Emye Davis

George Deiderich

Bob Haller

Jim Gardner

Frank Kremblas

Bob Davis

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

T

DB

E

B

T

T

B

G

T

T

QB

B

Lewis & Clark

Colorado State

Southern

Southeastern Louisiana

Denver

Illinois

McMurry

Vanderbilt

Northwest Missouri State

Duke

Ohio State

Houston

ROUND 24

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

277

278

279

280

281

282

283

284

285

286

287

288

Joe Hergert

Gerry Benn

Jim Reed

Fred Riddle

George Darrah

Craig Chudy

Wayne Farmer

Bob Spain

Tom Campbell

Charley James

Russ Goings

Bob Novagratz

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

C

T

G

B

B

E

T

T

B

B

G

G

Florida

Oklahoma State

East Texas State

Pittsburgh

Franklin & Marshall

UCLA

Purdue

Baylor

Indiana

Missouri

Xavier

Army

ROUND 25

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

289

290

291

292

293

294

295

296

297

298

299

300

Leroy Hardee

Jim Jeffery

Dick Jamieson

Bob Sargent

Dan Chamberlain

Roy Gee

Ron Miller

Bob Borah

Tom Huhn

Ernie Spycholski

Lou Reale

Ed Kieffer

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

T

QB

T

E

G

E

E

C

T

C

B

Florida A&M

Auburn

Bradley

Colby

Cal State-Sacramento

Trinity (TX)

Vanderbilt

Houston

St. Joseph's (IN)

Ohio State

Buffalo

Syracuse

ROUND 26

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

301

302

303

304

305

306

307

308

309

310

311

312

Ken Higginbotham

Jim Burks

Joe Chuha

Jim Bradley

Gene Grabosky

Ed Young

John Scott

Bob Kunde

Bill Strumke

Frank Doretti

Homer Floyd

Rene Lorio

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

E

T

C

B

T

E

T

T

B

C

B

B

Trinity (TX)

Virginia Tech

USC

Lincoln (MO)

Syracuse

Louisville

Ohio State

Capital

Georgia

California

Kansas

Southern Mississippi

ROUND 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

313

314

315

316

317

318

319

320

321

322

323

324

Timmy Brown

Bob Corrigan

Lowell Jenkins

Norm Odyniec

Bill Jerry

Mel Semenko

Charley Tolar

Alex Kroll

John Aveni

Larry Baker

Joe Biscaha

Terry Thurman

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

RB

G

T

B

T

T

B

C

E

T

E

B

Ball State

Indiana

Wisconsin

Notre Dame

South Carolina

Colorado

Northwestern State (LA)

Rutgers

Indiana

Bowling Green

Richmond

Rice

ROUND 28

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

325

326

327

328

329

330

331

332

333

334

335

336

Jerry Epps

Leo Sexton

Don Fleming

Vince Matthews

Billy Austin

Mike McCluskey

Ronnie Hall

Bob Williams

Rafer Johnson

Dolphus Williams

Pete Abadie

Fred Long

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

G

E

DB

B

B

B

B

B

B

T

E

B

West Texas State

Auburn

Florida

Texas

Rutgers

Washington

Missouri Valley

Notre Dame

UCLA

Morgan State

Tulane

Iowa

ROUND 29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

337

338

339

340

341

342

343

344

345

346

347

348

Jack Flara

Jim O'Connor

John Stolte

Don Lockwood

Dave Sime

Jack Bolton

Dick Loncar

Ernie Moore

Eddie Southern

Ron Nietupski

Henry Christopher

Perry McGriff

Packers

Cardinals

Eagles

Redskins

Lions

49ers

Steelers

Rams

Bears

Browns

Giants

Colts

B

C

T

G

E

T

T

E

E

T

E

E

Pittsburgh

Marshall

Kansas State

Tulane

Duke

Puget Sound

Notre Dame

Alabama State

Texas

Illinois

Southern Methodist

Florida

ROUND 30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

349

350

351

352

353

354

355

356

357

358

359

360

Dick Emerich

Angelo Mosca

Rabe Walton

Ron Stover

Jim Coclough

Bob Carter

Willus Fjerstad

Cliff Jackson

Don Millich

Dave Sington

Carl Ketchie

Blair Weese

Packers

Eagles

Cardinals

Lions

Redskins

49ers

Steelers

Bears

Rams

Giants

Browns

Colts

T

T

B

E

B

T

B

B

B

T

B

B

West Chester

Notre Dame

North Carolina

Oregon

Boston College

Denver

Minnesota

North Carolina Central

Washington

Alabama

Washington State

West Virginia Tech

 

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