1959 Los Angeles Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (2-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1959 Los Angeles Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (2-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1959 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.
The Rams scored 242 points, but the defensive squad yielded 315. Billy Wade tossed for 2,001 yards. Del Shofner topped all receivers, snagging 47 balls for 936 yards. Jon Arnett and Red Phillips contributed to the receiving game also.
Ollie Matson ran for a team-leading 863 yards for Los Angeles.
Eddie Meador and Tom Franckhauser each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jon Arnett | LH | April 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 197 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 74 | John Baker | LDT | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 12 | 9 |
| 79 | Charlie Bradshaw | RT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Gene Brito | LDE | October 23, 1925 | 6'1" | 226 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Don Burroughs | LS | August 19, 1931 | 6'4" | 190 | Colorado St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 84 | Leon Clarke | RE | January 10, 1933 | 6'4" | 232 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 71 | Paul Dickson | LOT-ROT | February 26, 1937 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Tom Franckhauser | LDH | May 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Steubenville, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
| 75 | Bob Fry | LT | November 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 60 | John Guzik | MLB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 231 | Pittsburgh | Lawrence, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 62 | John Houser | RG | June 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 238 | Redlands | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Bill Jobko | RLB | October 7, 1935 | 6'2" | 224 | Ohio St. | Bridgeport, OH USA | 12 | 3 |
| 31 | Carl Karilivacz | LDH-RS | November 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 188 | Syracuse | Glen Cove, NY USA | 6 | 2 |
| 63 | Buck Lansford | ROG | November 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 232 | Texas | Catarina, TX USA | 4 | 4 |
| 76 | John LoVetere | RDT | May 31, 1936 | 6'4" | 280 | Compton CC (CA) | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 85 | Lamar Lundy | LDE | April 17, 1935 | 6'7" | 245 | Purdue | Richmond, IN USA | 12 | 11 |
| 34 | Joe Marconi | FB-P | February 6, 1934 | 6'2" | 225 | West Virginia | Fredericktown, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | Ollie Matson | FB | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 220 | San Francisco | Trinity, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 21 | Eddie Meador | RDH | August 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 193 | Arkansas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 83 | Lou Michaels | K | September 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 243 | Kentucky | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 40 | Jack Morris | LS | November 1, 1931 | 6'0" | 189 | Oregon | White City, KS USA | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 11 | 11 |
| 32 | Jack Pardee | LLB | April 19, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M | Exira, IA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 82 | Red Phillips | RH | February 5, 1936 | 6'1" | 197 | Auburn | Alexander City, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | Duane Putnam | LG | September 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 228 | Pacific | Pollack, SD USA | 10 | 7 |
| 48 | Les Richter | MLB | October 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 238 | California | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| 70 | Gene Selawski | LOT-ROT | November 28, 1935 | 6'4" | 252 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 43 | Will Sherman | RS | October 20, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Mary's (CA) | Weed, CA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 29 | Del Shofner | LE | December 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 186 | Baylor | Center, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | George Strugar | LDT-RDT | April 2, 1934 | 6'5" | 239 | Washington | Cle Elum, WA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 46 | Clendon Thomas | RS-LDH-OHB | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 10 | 6 |
| 9 | Billy Wade | QB | October 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 202 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 12 | 9 |
| 35 | Roy Wilkins | RLB | December 26, 1934 | 6'3" | 224 | Georgia | Murray County, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 88 | Sam Williams | LDE-RDE | March 9, 1931 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | Tommy Wilson | LOH | September 1, 1932 | 6'0" | 203 | none | Stamford, CT USA | 12 | 4 |
