1959 NFL Defense

Defense

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Dick Alban	PIT	30	RDH	12	12	6	119	0	46							0.0
2	Charlie Ane	DET	28	C	11	11							0	1	10	0	0.0
3	Jon Arnett*	RAM	24	LH	12	11							5	1	0	0	0.0
4	Dave Baker*	SFO	22	LS	12	12	5	75	0	29			1	1	0	0	0.0
5	Billy Ray Barnes*	PHI	24	LH	12	12							7	1	0	0	0.0
6	Erich Barnes*	CHI	24	RDH	12	12	5	67	0	29			0	2	0	0	0.0
7	Terry Barr	DET	24	rdh	11	9	1	29	0	29			2	0	0	0	0.0
8	Ted Bates	CRD	23	MLB	12	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
9	Ed Beatty	PIT	27	C	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
10	Chuck Bednarik	PHI	34	C	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
11	Tom Bettis	GNB	26	MLB	12	11	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	0.0
12	Dick Bielski	PHI	27		12	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
13	Joe Biscaha	NYG	22		8	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
14	Bill Bishop	CHI	28	RDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
15	Leroy Bolden	CLE	27		12	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
16	Don Boll	WAS	32	LG	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
17	Nate Borden	GNB	27		12	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
18	Bruce Bosley	SFO	26	LG	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
19	Tom Braatz	WAS	26	RLB	12	7	1	17	0	17			0	1	0	0	0.0
20	Charlie Bradshaw	RAM	23	RT	12	12							0	3	0	0	0.0
21	Carl Brettschneider	CRD	28	LLB	12	12	1	2	0	2			0	1	8	0	0.0
22	Tom Brookshier*	PHI	28	RDH	12	12	3	13	0	8			0	3	0	0	0.0
23	Ed Brown	CHI	31	QB	12	8							7	1	-3	0	0.0
24	Jim Brown*+	CLE	23	FB	12	12							2	1	0	0	0.0
25	Ray Brown	BAL	23	RS	12	10	5	89	0	44			0	1	3	0	0.0
26	Rosey Brown*+	NYG	27	LT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
27	Don Burroughs	RAM	28	LS	10	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
28	Bill Butler	GNB	22		11	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
29	Jack Butler+	PIT	32	RS	8	8	2	16	0	16			0	1	8	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Dick Campbell	PIT	24	LLB	12	12	1	6	0	6							0.0
31	Marion Campbell*	PHI	30	rdt	12	7	1	0	0	0			0	3	0	0	0.0
32	J.C. Caroline	CHI	26	LDH	12	12	5	14	0	8			1	0	0	0	0.0
33	Jimmy Carr	PHI	26	LDH	12	12	5	65	0	12			0	1	0	0	0.0
34	Howard Cassady	DET	25	LH	12	12							2	1	0	0	0.0
35	Tom Catlin	PHI	28	RLB	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
36	Joe Childress	CRD	26		9	3							1	1	-10	0	0.0
37	Don Churchwell	WAS	23		10	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
38	Monte Clark	SFO	22	RDT	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
39	Leon Clarke	RAM	26	RE	11	10							2	1	0	0	0.0
40	Bobby Joe Conrad	CRD	24	RH	12	12							10	2	0	0	0.0
41	Gene Cronin	DET	26		12	0							0	4	5	0	0.0
42	John David Crow*	CRD	24	LH	12	11							5	1	0	0	0.0
43	Lindon Crow*	NYG	26	RDH	12	12	5	54	1	30			1	1	0	0	0.0
44	Ed Culpepper	CRD	25	LDT	11	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
45	Dan Currie	GNB	24	LLB	12	12	1	25	0	25							0.0
46	John Damore	CHI	26		8	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
47	Jim David*	DET	32	LDH	12	10	2	7	0	7							0.0
48	Milt Davis	BAL	30	RDH	11	11	7	119	1	57							0.0
49	Tommy Davis	SFO	25		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
50	Dean Derby*	PIT	24	LDH	12	12	7	127	0	24							0.0
51	Darrell Dess	NYG	24		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
52	Willard Dewveall	CHI	23	RE	11	6							0	2	-3	0	0.0
53	Bobby Dillon	GNB	29	RS	12	10	1	7	0	7							0.0
54	John Dittrich	GNB	26		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
55	Dale Dodrill	PIT	33	MLB	12	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
56	Art Donovan	BAL	34	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
57	Jim Doran	DET	32		10	0							0	1	0	1	0.0
58	Eddie Dove	SFO	22	RS	12	12	1	6	0	6			2	2	0	0	0.0
59	Chuck Drazenovich	WAS	32		12	4	1	0	0	0			0	1	3	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Fred Dugan	SFO	26		12	2							0	1	0	0	0.0
61	L.G. Dupre	BAL	27	lh	4	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
62	Leo Elter	PIT	30		8	3							1	1	0	0	0.0
63	Ralph Felton	WAS	27	LLB	12	12	2	6	0	6							0.0
64	Galen Fiss	CLE	28	LLB	12	11	1	9	0	9			0	2	5	0	0.0
65	Bill Forester*	GNB	27	RLB	12	12	2	48	0	34			1	3	0	0	0.0						1
66	Joe Fortunato	CHI	29	LLB	12	12	2	10	0	6			0	3	0	0	0.0
67	Tom Franckhauser	RAM	22	LDH	12	10	3	2	0	2			0	1	0	0	0.0
68	Bobby Freeman	GNB	27	LDH	12	7	2	22	0	22							0.0
69	Bob Gain*	CLE	30	LDE	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
70	Willie Galimore	CHI	24		12	2							4	1	0	0	0.0
71	Bill George*+	CHI	30	MLB	12	12	2	20	0	20			0	1	0	0	0.0
72	Jim Gibbons	DET	23	RE	12	11							2	1	0	0	0.0
73	Frank Gifford*+	NYG	29	LH	11	11							5	2	0	0	0.0
74	Bill Glass	DET	24	RDE	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
75	Gary Glick	2TM	29		11	9	2	35	0	35							0.0
76	Art Gob	WAS	22	RDE	11	7											0.0						1
77	John Gonzaga	SFO	26		12	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
78	Ken Gray	CRD	23	RG	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
79	Hank Gremminger	GNB	26	ldh	12	5	1	45	0	45							0.0
80	Rosey Grier	NYG	27	RDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
81	Dick Haley	WAS	22	RS	12	11	1	15	0	15			2	1	0	0	0.0
82	Ken Hall	CRD	24		12	3							3	1	0	0	0.0
83	Ron Hall	PIT	22		9	1	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	0.0
84	Mal Hammack	CRD	26	FB	12	7							6	2	0	0	0.0
85	Dave Hanner	GNB	29	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0						1
86	Alex Hawkins	BAL	22		11	1							0	1	4	0	0.0
87	Rudy Hayes	PIT	24		12	1							0	1	19	0	0.0
88	Matt Hazeltine	SFO	26	RLB	12	12							0	3	42	1	0.0
89	Ed Henke	SFO	32	LDE	12	12							0	4	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Mike Henry	PIT	23		12	3	2	42	0	33			0	1	0	0	0.0
91	Harlon Hill	CHI	27	LE	11	10							1	1	0	0	0.0
92	Jimmy Hill	CRD	31	RDH	12	12	2	4	0	4							0.0
93	King Hill	CRD	23	QB	11	10							13	2	0	0	0.0
94	Chuck Howley	CHI	23		3	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
95	Sam Huff*+	NYG	25	MLB	12	12	1	21	0	21			0	4	5	1	0.0
96	Ed Husmann	CRD	28		12	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
97	Jerry Huth	PHI	26	LG	10	9							0	2	3	1	0.0
98	Dick James	WAS	25	RH	12	9	3	47	0	25			7	1	0	0	0.0
99	Bill Jobko	RAM	24		12	3	1	0	0	0			0	5	0	0	0.0
100	Gene Johnson	PHI	24	LS	12	12	1	22	0	22			0	1	0	0	0.0
101	Jack Johnson	CHI	26	RS	6	6	1	0	0	0							0.0
102	John Henry Johnson	DET	30	fb	10	3							4	2	0	0	0.0
103	Stan Jones*+	CHI	28	RG	12	12							0	1	-3	0	0.0
104	Henry Jordan	GNB	24	RDT	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
105	Emil Karas	WAS	26		11	4	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	0.0
106	Alex Karras	DET	24	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
107	Ted Karras	PIT	25	LT	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
108	Jim Katcavage	NYG	25	LDE	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
109	Ed Khayat	PHI	24		9	3	1	0	0	0			0	2	16	0	0.0
110	Dick Klein	CHI	25	RT	12	12							1	2	0	0	0.0
111	Gary Knafelc	GNB	27	RE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
112	Bill Koman	CRD	25	RLB	11	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
113	Ken Konz	CLE	31		12	3	1	35	0	21							0.0
114	Charlie Krueger	SFO	22	RDE	12	12											0.0						1
115	Warren Lahr	CLE	36	LS	12	9	1	0	0	0							0.0
116	Night Train Lane	CRD	31	LDH	12	12	3	125	1	69							0.0
117	Yale Lary*	DET	29	RDH	10	10	3	0	0	0			2	2	38	1	0.0
118	Bobby Layne*	PIT	33	QB	12	12							2	2	0	0	0.0
119	Dick LeBeau	DET	22	RS	6	6							0	1	4	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
120	Earl Leggett	CHI	26	LDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0						1
121	Dan Lewis	DET	23	RH	11	9							3	1	0	0	0.0
122	Hal Lewis	BAL	24		12	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
123	Gene Lipscomb*+	BAL	28	RDT	12	12	1	49	0	49			0	3	0	0	0.0
124	Cliff Livingston	NYG	29	LLB	12	12	2	25	0	16			0	1	0	0	0.0
125	Dave Lloyd	CLE	23		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
126	Bob Long	DET	25	LLB	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
127	Tom Louderback	PHI	26		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
128	John LoVetere	RAM	23	RDT	12	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
129	Gary Lowe	DET	25	LS	12	12	5	130	0	42			1	2	9	0	0.0
130	Bobby Luna	PIT	26	LS	12	11	3	53	0	32			1	2	42	0	0.0
131	Lamar Lundy*	RAM	24	LDE	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
132	Lenny Lyles	SFO	23		12	2							1	1	0	0	0.0
133	Dick Lynch	NYG	23	LDH	12	11	1	0	0	0			0	2	0	0	0.0
134	Gil Mains	DET	30	RDT	12	12							1	3	14	0	0.0
135	Gino Marchetti*+	BAL	32	LDE	12	12	1	1	0	1							0.0
136	Joe Marconi	RAM	25		12	3							2	2	0	0	0.0
137	Jim Martin	DET	35	RLB	12	8	2	33	0	19			0	2	0	0	0.0
138	Ray Mathews	PIT	30	FL	12	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
139	Marv Matuszak	BAL	28		11	0	1	23	0	23							0.0
140	Richie McCabe	WAS	26		10	4	1	8	0	8			0	1	0	0	0.0
141	Tommy McDonald*	PHI	25	FL	12	12							4	2	0	0	0.0
142	Hugh McElhenny	SFO	31	RH	10	9							1	1	0	0	0.0
143	Don McIlhenny	GNB	25		12	5							1	1	0	0	0.0
144	Eddie Meador	RAM	22	RDH	12	11	3	3	0	3			2	0	0	0	0.0
145	Ed Meadows	WAS	27		5	2							0	2	0	0	0.0
146	John Mellekas	CHI	26	C	12	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
147	Jerry Mertens	SFO	25	LDH	12	12	2	56	1	30			0	1	0	0	0.0
148	Lou Michaels	RAM	24	RDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
149	Walt Michaels*	CLE	30	RLB	12	12	1	7	0	7			0	4	12	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
150	Dave Middleton	DET	26	LE	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
151	Bobby Mitchell	CLE	24	LH	12	12							2	1	0	0	0.0
152	Dick Modzelewski	NYG	28	LDT	12	12							0	3	0	0	0.0
153	Lenny Moore*+	BAL	26	RH	12	12							4	1	0	0	0.0
154	Earl Morrall	DET	25	qb	12	5							7	1	0	0	0.0
155	Jack Morris	RAM	28		12	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
156	Johnny Morris	CHI	24	LH	12	12							3	2	0	0	0.0
157	Larry Morris	CHI	26	RLB	12	9	1	14	0	14			0	2	19	1	0.0
158	Joe Morrison	NYG	22		12	3							5	2	0	0	0.0
159	Frank Morze	SFO	26	C	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
160	Jim Mutscheller	BAL	29	RE	12	12							2	1	5	0	0.0
161	Andy Nelson+	BAL	26	LS	12	12	6	33	1	33			0	1	0	0	0.0
162	John Nisby*	PIT	23	RG	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
163	Ray Nitschke	GNB	23		12	1							0	2	10	0	0.0
164	Doyle Nix	WAS	26	LS	8	8	1	19	0	19							0.0
165	Dick Nolan	NYG	27	RS	12	12	5	57	0	34							0.0
166	Chuck Noll	CLE	27		12	3	2	5	0	5							0.0
167	Leo Nomellini*+	SFO	35	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
168	Jerry Norton*	CRD	28	LS	12	9	3	35	0	30			0	1	11	0	0.0
169	Buzz Nutter	BAL	28	C	12	12							0	3	0	0	0.0
170	Johnny Olszewski	WAS	29		10	4							3	1	0	0	0.0
171	Clancy Osborne	SFO	25	llb	10	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
172	Don Owens	PHI	27	RDT	12	10							0	1	3	1	0.0
173	Luke Owens	CRD	26	RDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
174	Ken Panfil*	CRD	29	RT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
175	Jack Pardee	RAM	23	LLB	12	9							1	1	0	0	0.0
176	Bernie Parrish	CLE	23	LDH	12	12	5	83	1	37							0.0
177	Jack Patera	CRD	26	mlb	12	4	1	21	0	21			0	1	0	0	0.0
178	Jimmy Patton*+	NYG	26	LS	11	11	5	13	0	12							0.0
179	Clarence Peaks	PHI	24	FB	12	6							7	2	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
180	Bob Pellegrini	PHI	25	LLB	12	12	3	42	0	39			0	2	0	0	0.0
181	Bill Pellington	BAL	32	LLB	12	12	4	99	1	30			0	1	0	0	0.0
182	Gerry Perry	DET	29		10	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
183	Joe Perry	SFO	32	FB	11	11							6	1	0	0	0.0
184	Richie Petitbon	CHI	21	LS	12	12	3	52	1	33			1	0	0	0	0.0
185	Nick Pietrosante	DET	22	FB	10	5							4	1	0	0	0.0
186	Jim Podoley	WAS	26		11	5							1	1	0	0	0.0
187	Art Powell	PHI	22		12	0	3	17	0	17			2	2	0	0	0.0
188	George Preas	BAL	26	RT	12	12							0	1	5	0	0.0
189	Duane Putnam	RAM	31	LG	10	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
190	Bill Quinlan	GNB	27	RDE	12	12	1	5	0	5							0.0
191	M.C. Reynolds	CRD	24		8	0							3	1	0	0	0.0
192	Les Richter*	RAM	29	MLB	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
193	Lee Riley	PHI	27	RS	12	12	1	0	0	0							0.0
194	Jim Ringo*+	GNB	28	C	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
195	John Roach	CRD	26		12	5							2	1	0	0	0.0
196	Joe Robb	PHI	22	LDE	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
197	Andy Robustelli*+	NYG	34	RDE	12	12							0	1	33	0	0.0
198	Tobin Rote	DET	31	QB	10	7							2	2	0	0	0.0
199	Karl Rubke	SFO	24	LLB	12	7							0	2	0	0	0.0
200	Marion Rushing	CRD	23		12	4							0	2	0	0	0.0
201	Frank Ryan	RAM	23		10	3							5	3	0	0	0.0
202	Johnny Sample	BAL	23		12	2	1	10	0	10			1	3	0	0	0.0
203	Mike Sandusky	PIT	24	LG	11	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
204	Maury Schleicher	CRD	22		10	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
205	Bob Schmidt	NYG	23		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
206	Joe Schmidt*+	DET	27	MLB	12	12	1	17	0	17			1	1	41	0	0.0
207	Jim Schrader*	WAS	27	C	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
208	George Scott	NYG	22		7	2							4	1	0	0	0.0
209	Ben Scotti	WAS	22	LDH	11	8							1	2	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
210	Gene Selawski	RAM	24	lt	12	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
211	Dave Sherer	BAL	22		12	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
212	Don Shinnick	BAL	24	RLB	12	12	7	70	0	23							0.0
213	Jim Shofner	CLE	24	RDH	12	12	2	50	0	30							0.0
214	J.D. Smith*	SFO	27	LH	12	12							3	1	0	0	0.0
215	Ollie Spencer	DET	28	RT	12	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
216	Billy Stacy	CRD	23	RS	12	12	5	114	0	36			2	1	0	0	0.0
217	Bart Starr	GNB	25	qb	12	5							2	2	-8	0	0.0
218	Ernie Stautner*	PIT	34	RDE	12	7							0	2	0	0	0.0
219	Jim Steffen	DET	23		8	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
220	George Strugar	RAM	25	ldt	11	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
221	Charlie Sumner	CHI	29	rs	12	6	3	22	0	15			1	2	27	0	0.0
222	Ed Sutton	WAS	24	LH	11	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
223	Harland Svare	NYG	29	RLB	12	11	3	118	1	70			0	1	0	0	0.0
224	John Symank	GNB	24		12	2	2	46	0	25			4	3	0	0	0.0
225	Dick Szymanski	BAL	27	MLB	12	12	5	24	1	15							0.0
226	George Tarasovic	PIT	29	LDE	12	12							1	5	57	1	0.0
227	Carl Taseff	BAL	31	LDH	12	12	2	60	0	33			1	1	15	0	0.0
228	Jim Taylor	GNB	24	FB	12	7							2	1	0	0	0.0
229	Jim Temp	GNB	26	LDE	12	9	1	13	0	13							0.0
230	John Thomas	SFO	24	LT	12	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
231	Y.A. Tittle*	SFO	33	QB	11	10							7	3	0	0	0.0
232	Bob Toneff*	WAS	29	LDT	12	11							0	5	0	0	0.0
233	John Tracey	CRD	26	RE	8	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
234	Jerry Tubbs	SFO	24	MLB	12	12	2	32	0	21			0	3	0	0	0.0
235	Emlen Tunnell*	GNB	34	LS	12	12	2	20	0	18							0.0
236	Johnny Unitas*+	BAL	26	QB	12	12							6	1	0	0	0.0
237	Norm Van Brocklin*	PHI	33	QB	12	12							4	5	0	0	0.0
238	Frank Varrichione	PIT	27	RT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
239	Bobby Walston	PHI	31	LE	12	11							1	2	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
240	Chuck Weber	PHI	29	MLB	12	12	2	8	0	8			0	1	0	1	0.0
241	Jesse Whittenton	GNB	25	RDH	12	12							0	2	45	0	0.0
242	Ray Wietecha	NYG	31	C	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
243	Paul Wiggin	CLE	25	RDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
244	Fred Williams*	CHI	30	LDT	11	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
245	Sam Williams	RAM	28		12	3											0.0						1
246	Jerry Wilson	PHI	23	RDE	12	9							0	2	0	0	0.0
247	Tommy Wilson	RAM	27		12	4							1	1	0	0	0.0
248	John Wittenborn	SFO	23		12	1							0	1	0	0	0.0
249	Abe Woodson*+	SFO	25	RDH	12	12	4	20	0	14			2	3	0	0	0.0
250	Junior Wren	CLE	30	RS	12	12	5	39	0	22			0	1	44	1	0.0
251	Sid Youngelman	CLE	28	RDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0

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