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1959 Detroit Lions
Head Coach:
George Wilson
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
* Hall of Fame
+ Primary starter
Pos
#
Player
GP
GS
Start Pos
Exp
DOB
Ht
Wt
College
T/C
Charlie Ane
11
7
01/25/1931
' "
Southern California
WR/DB/HB
Terry Barr
11
3
08/10/1935
' "
Michigan
RB/WR
Hopalong Cassady
12
4
03/02/1934
' "
Ohio State
E
Gene Cook
1
1
01/11/1934
' "
Toledo
T/G/DT/DG
*
Lou Creekmur
8
10
01/22/1927
' "
William & Mary
DE/G/LB
Gene Cronin
12
4
11/20/1933
' "
University of Pacific
DB
Jim David
12
8
12/02/1927
' "
Colorado State
E/DE
Jim Doran
10
9
08/11/1927
' "
Iowa State
E/TE
Jim Gibbons
12
2
09/26/1936
' "
Iowa
DE/C/T
Bill Glass
12
2
08/16/1935
' "
Baylor
G
John Gordy
12
2
06/17/1935
' "
Tennessee
G
Bob Grottkau
12
R
03/22/1937
' "
Oregon
FB/HB/DB
*
John Henry Johnson
10
6
11/24/1929
' "
Arizona State
E
Steve Junker
6
2
05/22/1935
' "
Xavier (OH)
DT
Alex Karras
12
2
07/15/1935
' "
Iowa
DB
*
Yale Lary
10
6
11/24/1930
' "
Texas A&M
DB
*
Dick LeBeau
6
R
09/09/1937
' "
Ohio State
RB
Dan Lewis
11
2
02/14/1936
' "
Wisconsin
LB
Bob Long
12
5
02/24/1934
' "
UCLA
DB/RB
Gary Lowe
12
4
05/04/1934
' "
Michigan State
DT/DE
Gil Mains
12
7
12/17/1929
' "
Murray State
LB/K
Jim Martin
12
10
04/08/1924
' "
Notre Dame
DE/DT/T
Darris McCord
12
5
01/04/1933
' "
Tennessee
E/RB/WR
Dave Middleton
12
5
11/23/1933
' "
Auburn
QB
Earl Morrall
12
4
05/17/1934
' "
Michigan State
DT
Ben Paolucci
4
1
03/05/1937
' "
Wayne State (MI)
DT/DE/T/G
Gerry Perry
10
5
07/17/1930
' "
California
FB
Nick Pietrosante
10
R
09/10/1937
' "
Notre Dame
G
Mike Rabold
12
R
03/12/1937
' "
Indiana
E/QB
Jerry Reichow
9
3
05/19/1934
' "
Iowa
QB/RB
Tobin Rote
10
10
01/18/1928
' "
Rice
T
Ken Russell
4
3
11/02/1935
' "
Bowling Green State
LB
*
Joe Schmidt
12
7
01/19/1932
' "
Pittsburgh
G/LB
Harley Sewell
11
7
04/18/1931
' "
Texas
T/G/C
Ollie Spencer
12
5
04/17/1931
' "
Kansas
DB
Jim Steffen
8
R
05/01/1936
' "
UCLA
LB
Wayne Walker
9
2
09/30/1936
' "
Idaho
DT/T
Jim Weatherall
8
5
10/26/1929
' "
Oklahoma
HB/DB
Ken Webb
12
2
08/15/1935
' "
Presbyterian
DB/RB
Dave Whitsell
12
2
06/14/1936
' "
Indiana
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