1959 Canadian Football League


The 1959 season was the Canadian Football League's 15th, and 9 teams competed in the league that year. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the 1959 CFL championship.

1959 Canadian Football League Standings
1959 Canadian Football League League Leaders

BC Lions (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Calgary Stampeders (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Edmonton Eskimos (10-6) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Montreal Alouettes (6-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Ottawa Rough Riders (8-6) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1-15) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Toronto Argonauts (4-10) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results


Marker indicates city location, not venue address.


1959 Award Winners


Charlie Shepard - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Russ Jackson - Most Outstanding Canadian
Johnny Bright - Most Outstanding Player

1959 All-Pros



CFL

East All-Star
John Barrow
John Barrow
Eddie Bell
Ernie Danjean
Paul Dekker
Bernie Faloney
Cookie Gilchrist
Ralph Goldston
Larry Hayes
Ron Howell
Tom Hugo
Doug McNichol
Pete Neumann
Jim Rountree
Vin Scott
Dick Shatto
Billy Shipp
Bob Simpson
Bill Sowalski
Dave Suminski
Dave Thelen
Kaye Vaughan
Kaye Vaughan
Duane Wood

West All-Star
Johnny Bright
Al Ecuyer
Norm Fieldgate
Gene Filipski
Ed Gray
Herb Gray
Neil Habig
Urban Henry
Tom Hinton
Bill Jessup
Ed Kotowich
Rollie Miles
Roger Nelson
Jackie Parker
Steve Patrick
Ernie Pitts
Kenny Ploen
Frank Rigney
Charlie Shepard
Jim Van Pelt
Art Walker
Ernie Warlick
Gar Warren
Harvey Wylie

Ted Reeves

All-Star
John Barrow
Johnny Bright
Paul Dekker
Bernie Faloney
Gene Filipski
Cookie Gilchrist
Tom Hinton
Tom Jones
Doug McNichol
Roger Nelson
Frank Rigney
Dick Shatto

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