1959 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Final
Coach: Eagle Keys (10-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1959 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1959 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.

The Eskimos piled up points with 370 points, while the defense allowed 221. Johnny Bright ran for a team-best 1,340 yards for Edmonton.

Don Getty tossed for 2,080 yards, and Jackie Parker took a significant amount of snaps, too. J.B. Smith paced pass catchers, snagging 62 passes for 1,108 yards.

Bill Smith picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1959 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
43Don BarryCJune 23, 19315'11"215Western OntarioEdmonton, AB 16
71Steve BendiakE6'4"210Edmonton Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
24Johnny BrightFBJune 11, 19306'1"217DrakeFort Wayne, IN 16
61Ed BuckinghamTJuly 16, 19346'4"255MinnesotaTerre Haute, IN 1
75Vic ChapmanE/PApril 28, 19326'0"200UBCVancouver, BC 16
78Tommy CoffeyE/KNovember 18, 19366'0"196West Texas StatePolk County, TX 9
65Dick CraddockT6'0"225Edmonton Jr.5
80Don DuncalfeT6'3"223Edmonton Huskies Jr.15
61Nat DyeG/T6'3"220Georgia14
53Al EcuyerG/LBOctober 15, 19375'10"210Notre DameNew Orleans, LA 12
65Tom EmersonT6'4"220Oklahoma7
16Homer FloydHBMay 16, 19365'10"170KansasWetumpka, AL 6
55Gino FracasGApril 28, 19305'11"205Western OntarioWindsor, ON 16
67J.T. FrankenbergerTMarch 6, 19356'5"235KentuckyLouisville, KY 8
27Don GettyQBJune 20, 19336'2"195Western OntarioWestmount, QC 16
52Ed GrayG/TDecember 9, 19346'2"220OklahomaOdessa, TX 16
Jerry HeineFB0
21Cliff JacksonHB6'0"185North Carolina Central1
56Mike KmechGNovember 21, 19345'11"205Edmonton Jr.Lamont, AB 16
14Oscar KrugerHBDecember 24, 19325'9"170Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
15Normie KwongHBOctober 24, 19295'7"170North Hill Blizzard Jr.Calgary, AB 16
28Mike LashukFBDecember 9, 19386'0"185AlbertaEdmonton, AB 13
73Jim LetcavitsEDecember 1, 19356'2"206KansasMassillon, OH 16
Tommy LorinoHB5'9"170Auburn0
77Freddie MeyersHB6'1"220Oklahoma A&M7
18Rollie MilesHBFebruary 16, 19285'10"175St. Augustine'sWashington, DC 16
66Roger NelsonTMay 8, 19326'1"225OklahomaWynnewood, OK 14
12Jackie ParkerQB/HBAugust 3, 19326'1"190Mississippi StateKnoxville, TN 12
26Howie SchummFBMarch 11, 19406'2"220Edmonton Wildcats Jr.16
23Jim ShipkaFB5'10"195Alberta16
70Bill SmithENovember 21, 19276'1"185Edmonton Wildcats Jrs.16
22J.B. SmithHBOctober 27, 19346'0"190HoustonQuitman, TX 16
41Don StephensonC6'0"205Georgia Tech16
51Roy StevensonG/T6'1"200Toronto16
Don StillerE6'4"205Oklahoma0
42John TatumC6'0"205Texas3
81Del ThachukG5'11"198Edmonton Wildcats Jrs.Lamont, AB 2
Jim ToonEOctober 12, 19386'2"220Carolina A&TDunn, NC 0
64Mike VolcanTSeptember 17, 19325'11"215Stelco15
50Art WalkerGNovember 24, 19335'11"175Queen's16



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