1959 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 3-8-1, 5th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: George Wilson (3-8-1)

Points For: 203 (16.9/g) 11th of 12

Points Against: 275 (22.9/g) 8th of 12

Expected W-L: 3.9-8.1

SRS: -3.72 (10th of 12), SOS: 2.28

Defensive Coordinator: Buster Ramsey

Other Notable Asst.: Bob Dove (Ends Coach) and Ray McLean (Backfield Coach)

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Partial Owner/President/General Manager: Edwin Anderson

Partial Owner: Lyle Fife

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Nick Pietrosante	6	FB	9	1959	1967	0	2	7	38	115	1	2	37	0	1	955	4026	28	141	1391	2	Notre Dame
2	Charley Horton	18	G				0	0	0														Baylor
2	Mike Rabold	19	G	8	1959	1967	0	0	4	33	105				0				0			0	Indiana
3	Ron Koes	30	C				0	0	0														North Carolina
3	Ron Luciano	36	T				0	0	0														Syracuse
4	Art Brandriff	42	B				0	0	0														VMI
4	Bob Grottkau	46	G	3	1959	1961	0	0	0	6	30				0				0			0	Oregon
6	Dick Guesman	67	DT	5	1960	1964	0	0	3	16	59				0				0			0	West Virginia
7	Ben Donnell	77	DE	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	3				0				0			0	Vanderbilt
8	Jim Lenden	88	T				0	0	0														Oregon
9	Carl Smith	101	FB	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	2	14				0		19	61	0	7	127	1	Tennessee
10	Jack Laraway	112	LB	2	1960	1961	0	0	1	6	22				0				0			0	Purdue
11	Harry Jacobs	125	LB	11	1960	1970	0	2	8	52	134				0				0			0	Bradley
12	Ron Stehouwer	136	G	5	1960	1964	0	0	1	15	68				0				0			0	Colorado St.
13	Jim Steffen	149	DB	7	1959	1965	0	0	4	30	88	0	0	0	0	0			0			0	UCLA
14	Jim Baldwin	160	C				0	0	0														McMurry
15	Bruce Maher	173	DB	10	1960	1969	0	0	7	41	136				0		3	8	0			0	Detroit Mercy
16	George McGee	184	T	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	6	14				0				0			0	Southern
17	Jack Rudolph	197	LB	6	1960	1966	0	0	5	30	75				0				0			0	Georgia Tech
18	Dave Holden	208	T				0	0	0														Los Angeles St.
19	Rufus Granderson	221	DT	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	3	6				0				0			0	Prairie View A&M
20	Dan McGrew	232	C	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	7	14				0				0			0	Purdue
21	Buddy Davis	245	B				0	0	0														Richmond
22	Lebron Shields	256	DE	2	1960	1961	0	0	0	6	18				0				0			0	Tennessee
23	Sal Cesario	269	T				0	0	0														Denver
24	Fred Riddle	280	B				0	0	0														Pittsburgh
25	Dan Chamberlain	293	E	2	1960	1961	0	0	1	3	15				0				0	18	295	4	Sacramento St.
26	Jim Bradley	304	B				0	0	0
27	Bill Jerry	317	T				0	0	0														South Carolina
28	Vince Matthews	328	B				0	0	0														Texas
29	Dave Sime	341	E				0	0	0														Duke
30	Ron Stover	352	E				0	0	0														Oregon