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 Statistics
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 provided receiving help 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	0
57	Carl Brettschneider	LLB	December 2, 1931	6'1"	223	Iowa St.	Dundee, IL USA	12	0
35	Joe Childress	RH	October 26, 1933	6'0"	202	Auburn	Robertsdale, AL USA	9	0
40	Bobby Conrad	K	November 17, 1935	6'2"	194	Texas A&M	Clifton, TX USA	12	0
75	Ed Cook	T-G	June 29, 1932	6'2"	245	Notre Dame	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	0
71	Bobby Cross	T-DT	April 4, 1931	6'4"	240	S.F. Austin	Ranger, TX USA	11	0
44	John Crow	FB	July 8, 1935	6'2"	220	Texas A&M	Marion, LA USA	12	0
73	Ed Culpepper	LDT	January 21, 1934	6'1"	255	Alabama	Bradenton, FL USA	11	0
72	Frank Fuller	RDT	August 8, 1929	6'4"	244	Kentucky	Du Bois, PA USA	10	0
50	Don Gillis	C	March 31, 1935	6'3"	245	Rice	Corpus Christi, TX USA	12	0
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	0
22	Ken Hall	HB-P	December 13, 1935	6'1"	205	Texas A&M	Sugar Land, TX USA	12	0
31	Mal Hammack	FB-LB	June 19, 1933	6'2"	205	Florida	Roscoe, TX USA	12	0
65	Art Hauser	DT-T-G	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	DB	June 27, 1928	6'2"	192	Sam Houston St.	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
16	King Hill	QB	November 8, 1936	6'3"	212	Rice	Hamilton, TX USA	11	11
66	Ed Husmann	DT-G-DE-LB	August 6, 1931	6'2"	245	Nebraska	Schuyler, NE USA	12	0
53	Bill Koman	RLB	September 16, 1934	6'2"	229	North Carolina	Ambridge, PA USA	11	0
81	Night Train Lane	LDH	April 16, 1927	6'1"	194	West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff	Austin, TX USA	12	0
76	Mac Lewis	T	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	0
62	Dale Meinert	LG	December 18, 1933	6'2"	220	Oklahoma St.	Lone Wolf, OK USA	12	0
63	Dale Memmelaar	LT	January 15, 1937	6'2"	247	Wyoming	Goshen, NY USA	12	0
25	Jerry Norton	P	May 16, 1931	5'11"	195	SMU	Gilmer, TX USA	12	0
78	Luke Owens	RDE	October 19, 1933	6'2"	254	Kent St.	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
74	Ken Panfil	RT	September 16, 1930	6'6"	262	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
61	Jack Patera	LB	August 1, 1933	6'1"	234	Oregon	Bismarck, ND USA	12	0
88	Sonny Randle	E-WR	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	E	January 14, 1934	6'2"	205	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	4	0
33	John Roach	LS	March 26, 1933	6'4"	197	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	12	1
86	Marion Rushing	LB	September 3, 1936	6'2"	223	Southern Illinois	Pinckneyville, IL USA	12	0
87	Maury Schleicher	DE-LB	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	0
84	Leo Sugar	LDE	April 6, 1929	6'1"	214	Purdue	Flint, MI USA	12	0
80	John Tracey	RE	June 27, 1933	6'3"	225	Texas A&M	Philadelphia, PA USA	8	0
49	Jim Wagstaff	DB	June 12, 1936	6'2"	192	Idaho St.	American Falls, ID USA	3	0