1959 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Douglas Walker (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1959 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1959 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Montreal stumbled, scoring only 193 points, while the leaky defense yielded 305. Sam Etcheverry passed for 3,133 yards. Red O'Quinn paced all receivers, grabbing 53 passes for 692 yards.

Veryl Switzer carried the ball for a team-best 863 yards for the Alouettes.

Ed Learn seized 6 opponent throws.

Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1959 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
51Gilbert AneGMarch 4, 19365'11"250Compton JCHonolulu, HI 1
80Bill BewleyHB/KAugust 11, 19315'11"190TorontoHamilton, ON 13
81John BlaicherG/KMarch 5, 19305'11"205Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Hamilton, ON 7
46Moe BremnerCJune 26, 19286'1"220St. Aloyisius Orfuns Jr. (Mon)Montreal, QC 4
70Ross BuckleEFebruary 26, 19366'0"190London LordsLondon, ON 11
86Milt CampbellHBDecember 9, 19336'3"217IndianaPlainfield, NJ USA3
91Jim ColcloughHBMarch 31, 19366'0"185Boston Col.Medford, MA USA11
51George DeiderichGMarch 19, 19366'1"210VanderbiltPittsburgh, PA 2
28George DixonHBOctober 19, 19336'0"195BridgeportNew Haven, CT 7
67Ted ElsbyTJanuary 3, 19326'0"235Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Galt, ON 7
92Sam EtcheverryQB/PMay 20, 19305'11"190DenverCarlsbad, NM USA1414
50Bob GearyGOctober 6, 19335'9"215Verdun Sham-Cats Int.Montreal, QC 8
99Wes GideonQBFebruary 28, 19376'0"190Trinity (San Antonio, Tex.)Houston, TX 30
82Bill GlossonE/FWJanuary 18, 19376'0"195Texas Southern8
53Ed HillGJune 30, 19366'1"220Miami (Ohio)Cincinnati, OH 6
60Bill HudsonTJuly 9, 19356'4"270ClemsonLamar, SC USA14
48Tom HugoC/LBAugust 25, 19305'10"220DenverHonolulu, HI 14
61Curt IaukeaTSeptember 15, 19376'3"245CaliforniaHonolulu, HI 3
82Dave KingHBOctober 25, 19355'11"180Parkdale Lions Jr.Toronto, ON 7
57Mike KovacGJune 7, 19305'10"212Western OntarioHamilton, ON 10
52Hal KrebsGOctober 2, 19376'0"230Edmonton, AB 14
93Ed LearnHBSeptember 30, 19356'0"170Kitchener-WaterlooWelland, ON 14
85Wally LenczHBApril 12, 19386'0"220N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Montreal, QC 11
96Ivan LivingstoneHBSeptember 6, 19305'11"175Verdun Bulldogs Sr.Montreal, QC 10
45Bob MacLellanC/LBMarch 16, 19306'2"225McGillToronto, ON 14
83Ed MarentetteQB6'0"190Windsor AKO2
74Doug McNicholEMarch 29, 19306'4"250Western OntarioMerritton, ON 14
98Bob MillerHB6'0"200Western Ontario14
87Ed MitchellHBNovember 15, 19365'11"180Kitchener-WaterlooToronto, ON 14
77Tom MoranE/FWAugust 16, 19326'1"195Brantford RedskinsHamilton, ON 14
63Ron MurphyT6'2"220McGillHamilton, ON 12
73Red O'QuinnESeptember 7, 19256'2"195Wake ForestBluett Falls, NC USA14
75Hal PattersonEOctober 4, 19326'2"190KansasGarden City, KS 4
62John RaulickTApril 28, 19366'3"250Eastern MichiganVita, MB 9
68Billy ShippTOctober 16, 19296'5"275AlabamaMobile, AL USA14
71Ray SiminskiEJune 23, 19376'2"195FurmanMount Carmel, PA 11
54Jackie SimpsonG/T/KAugust 20, 19366'0"225MississippiCorinth, MS USA14
72Bill SwanHBMay 26, 19355'11"190Lakeshore Flyers (Montreal)Montreal, QC 6
84Veryl SwitzerHBAugust 6, 19325'11"190Kansas St.Nicodemus, KS USA14
89George TsonosQBMarch 19, 19385'11"195Lakeshore Alouettes Int.Montreal, QC 11
86Joel WellsHBNovember 26, 19356'1"200ClemsonColumbia, SC USA110



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