1959 Washington Redskins Roster
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (3-9)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1959 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Redskins scored only 185 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 350, most in the circuit. Don Bosseler carried the ball for a team-best 644 yards for Washington.
Eddie LeBaron threw for 1,077 yards. Bill Anderson grabbed 35 passes for 734 yards.
Dick James picked off 3 opponent throws.
Mike Nixon coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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42 | Bill Anderson | LE | July 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 211 | Tennessee | Hendersonville, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
49 | Sam Baker | K | November 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 217 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
62 | Don Boll | LG | July 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 270 | Nebraska | Scribner, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
31 | Don Bosseler | FB | January 24, 1936 | 6'1" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Weathersfield, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
85 | Tom Braatz | RLB | May 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 216 | Marquette | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | John Carson | E | January 31, 1930 | 6'3" | 202 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
72 | Don Churchwell | DT-T | May 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Mississippi | Leakesville, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
40 | Chick Cichowski | DB | May 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
10 | Eagle Day | QB | October 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 183 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 4 | 1 |
36 | Chuck Drazenovich | LB-FB | August 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 225 | Penn St. | Jere, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
45 | Ralph Felton | LLB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
21 | Gary Glick | RS | May 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Colorado St. | Grant, NE USA | 9 | 9 |
89 | Art Gob | RDE | January 7, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
3 | Ralph Guglielmi | QB | June 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 196 | Notre Dame | Columbus, OH USA | 9 | 4 |
43 | Dick Haley | DB | October 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 183 | Pittsburgh | Midway, PA USA | 12 | 8 |
41 | Bob Hudson | DB-LB-E | April 5, 1930 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
47 | Dick James | KR | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Emil Karas | LB | December 13, 1933 | 6'3" | 230 | Dayton | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
56 | Frank Kuchta | MLB | September 18, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 2 |
78 | Don Lawrence | LT | June 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 245 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 9 |
14 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
70 | Ray Lemek | RT | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 11 | 10 |
82 | Ken MacAfee | E-TE | August 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 212 | Alabama | Milton, MA USA | 7 | 0 |
25 | Richie McCabe | RDH | March 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
83 | Ed Meadows | DE-E | February 19, 1932 | 6'2" | 221 | Duke | Oxford, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
73 | Johnny Miller | LT | February 1, 1934 | 6'5" | 253 | Boston Col. | Lowell, MA USA | 12 | 5 |
20 | Doyle Nix | LS | May 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | SMU | Texarkana, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
0 | Johnny Olszewski | FB-HB | December 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | California | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 0 |
88 | Chet Ostrowski | RDT | April 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 232 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
86 | John Paluck | LDE | May 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 241 | Pittsburgh | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
24 | Jim Podoley | HB-E | September 16, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Central Michigan | Mount Morris, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
71 | Will Renfro | DT-DE-T | March 15, 1932 | 6'5" | 233 | Memphis | Crowder, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
51 | Jim Schrader | C | June 27, 1932 | 6'2" | 244 | Notre Dame | Weston, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
48 | Ben Scotti | LDH | June 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Maryland | Newark, NJ USA | 11 | 8 |
27 | Mike Sommer | HB-DB | October 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | George Washington | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
67 | Red Stephens | RG | May 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 230 | San Francisco | Denver, CO USA | 12 | 12 |
26 | Bill Stits | DB-HB | July 26, 1931 | 6'4" | 194 | UCLA | Lomita, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
30 | Ed Sutton | LH | March 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | North Carolina | Sylva, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
79 | Bob Toneff | LDT | June 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
81 | Joe Walton | RE | December 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 202 | Pittsburgh | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 9 | 0 |