1959 Chicago Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Pop Ivy (2-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Pop Ivy (2-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
The Cardinals chalked up 234 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 324. John Crow carried the ball for a team-best 666 yards for Chicago.
King Hill passed for 1,015 yards. Woodley Lewis paced all receivers, snagging 34 passes for 534 yards. John Crow contributed to the receiving game as well.
Billy Stacy picked off 5 opponent throws.
Pop Ivy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ted Bates | MLB | September 22, 1936 | 6'3" | 219 | Oregon St. | Baytown, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 57 | Carl Brettschneider | LLB | December 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 223 | Iowa St. | Dundee, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | RH | October 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 202 | Auburn | Robertsdale, AL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Bobby Conrad | K | November 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas A&M | Clifton, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LOG-ROG-RO | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 71 | Bobby Cross | LOT | April 4, 1931 | 6'4" | 240 | S.F. Austin | Ranger, TX USA | 11 | 5 |
| 44 | John Crow | FB | July 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Marion, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 73 | Ed Culpepper | LDT | January 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 255 | Alabama | Bradenton, FL USA | 11 | 6 |
| 72 | Frank Fuller | RDT | August 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 244 | Kentucky | Du Bois, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 50 | Don Gillis | C | March 31, 1935 | 6'3" | 245 | Rice | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Fred Glick | DB | February 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Colorado St. | Aurora, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | RG | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Howard Payne | San Saba, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Ken Hall | ROH-LOH | December 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Sugar Land, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | FB | June 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Florida | Roscoe, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 65 | Art Hauser | LDT | June 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 237 | Xavier (OH) | Rubican, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Larry Hickman | FB | October 9, 1935 | 6'2" | 227 | Baylor | Spring Hill, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill | RDH | June 27, 1928 | 6'2" | 192 | Sam Houston St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | King Hill | QB | November 8, 1936 | 6'3" | 212 | Rice | Hamilton, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 66 | Ed Husmann | RDT-RDE | August 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Nebraska | Schuyler, NE USA | 12 | 4 |
| 53 | Bill Koman | RLB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane | LDH | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Mac Lewis | ROT-LOT-C | August 28, 1937 | 6'6" | 290 | Iowa | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Woodley Lewis | LE | June 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | LG | December 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma St. | Lone Wolf, OK USA | 12 | 11 |
| 63 | Dale Memmelaar | LT | January 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 247 | Wyoming | Goshen, NY USA | 12 | 7 |
| 25 | Jerry Norton | P | May 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | SMU | Gilmer, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | RDE | October 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 254 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 7 |
| 74 | Ken Panfil | RT | September 16, 1930 | 6'6" | 262 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 61 | Jack Patera | MLB | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 234 | Oregon | Bismarck, ND USA | 12 | 4 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | LOE | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | M.C. Reynolds | QB | February 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | LSU | Mansfield, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Perry Richards | ROE | January 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | John Roach | LS | March 26, 1933 | 6'4" | 197 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 1 |
| 86 | Marion Rushing | RDE-RLB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 87 | Maury Schleicher | LDE | July 17, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | Penn St. | Walnutport, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Billy Stacy | PR | July 30, 1936 | 6'1" | 191 | Mississippi St. | Drew, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Leo Sugar | LDE | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 214 | Purdue | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | John Tracey | RE | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 49 | Jim Wagstaff | DB | June 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | Idaho St. | American Falls, ID USA | 3 | 0 |
