1959 NFL draft

1959 NFL draft
1959 NFL draft
	The Warwick (location of the draft), photographed in 2010
General information
Date(s)	December 1, 1958 &; January 21, 1959
Location	Warwick Hotel; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
	360 total selections in 30 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Randy Duncan, QB; Green Bay Packers
Mr. Irrelevant	Blair Weese, B; Baltimore Colts
Most selections (35)	Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (23)	Pittsburgh Steelers
Hall of Famers	1 CB Dick LeBeau;
	← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.^[1]^[2] With the first overall pick in the draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Randy Duncan.

Quick Facts General information, Date(s) ...

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Green Bay Packers	Randy Duncan	Quarterback	Iowa
2	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Bass	Running back	Pacific
3	Chicago Cardinals	Billy Stacy	Safety	Mississippi State
4	Washington Redskins	Don Allard	Quarterback	Boston College
5	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Baker	Defensive back	Oklahoma
6	Detroit Lions	Nick Pietrosante	Fullback	Notre Dame
7	Chicago Bears	Don Clark	Running back	Ohio State
8	San Francisco 49ers	Dan James	Tackle	Ohio State
9	Los Angeles Rams	Paul Dickson	Defensive tackle	Baylor
10	New York Giants	Lee Grosscup	Quarterback	Utah
11	Cleveland Browns	Rich Kreitling	Wide receiver	Illinois
12	Baltimore Colts	Jackie Burkett	Center	Auburn

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
13	Green Bay Packers	Alex Hawkins	Back	South Carolina
14	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Wilson	End	Auburn
15	Philadelphia Eagles	J. D. Smith	Tackle	Rice
16	Los Angeles Rams	Buddy Humphrey	Quarterback	Baylor
17	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Harrison	Center	Oklahoma
18	Detroit Lions	Charley Horton	Guard	Baylor
19	Detroit Lions	Mike Rabold	Tackle	Indiana
20	Los Angeles Rams	Don Brown	Back	Houston
21	Chicago Bears	Richie Petitbon	Quarterback	Tulane
22	New York Giants	Buddy Dial	End	Rice
23	Cleveland Browns	Dick Schafrath	Guard	Ohio State
24	Baltimore Colts	Dave Sherer	End	Southern Methodist

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
25	Green Bay Packers	Boyd Dowler	Back	Colorado
26	Philadelphia Eagles	Wray Carlton	Back	Duke
27	Chicago Cardinals	Jimmy Butler	Back	Vanderbilt
28	Washington Redskins	Emil Karas	Tackle	Dayton
29	San Francisco 49ers	Eddie Dove	Back	Colorado
30	Detroit Lions	Ron Koes	Center	North Carolina
31	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Hickman	Back	Baylor
32	Chicago Bears	Pete Johnson	Back	Virginia Military Inst
33	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Franckhauser	End	Purdue
34	New York Giants	Joe Morrison	Back	Cincinnati
35	Cleveland Browns	Fran O'Brien	Tackle	Michigan State
36	Detroit Lions	Ron Luciano	Tackle	Syracuse

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
37	Cleveland Browns	Gary Prahst	End	Michigan
38	Chicago Cardinals	Ken Beck	Tackle	Texas A&M
39	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Grazione	Quarterback	Villanova
40	Washington Redskins	Jim Wood	End	Oklahoma State
41	San Francisco 49ers	Monte Clark	Tackle	USC
42	Detroit Lions	Art Brandriff	Back	Virginia Military Inst
43	Los Angeles Rams	Blanche Martin	Back	Michigan State
44	Los Angeles Rams	John Tracey	End	Texas A&M
45	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Reifsnyder	Tackle	Navy
46	Detroit Lions	Bob Grottkau	Guard	Oregon State
47	Cleveland Browns	Dave Lloyd	Linebacker	Georgia
48	Baltimore Colts	Zeke Smith	Guard	Auburn

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
49	Washington Redskins	Bob Wetoska	Tackle	Notre Dame
50	Chicago Cardinals	Maury Schleicher	End	Penn State
51	Philadelphia Eagles	Nick Mumley	Tackle	Purdue
52	Chicago Cardinals	Ted Bates	Tackle	Oregon State
53	Cleveland Browns	John Wooten	Guard	Colorado
54	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Geremia	Tackle	Notre Dame
55	Green Bay Packers	Andy Cvercko	Center	Northwestern
56	Los Angeles Rams	John Lands	End	Montana State
57	Chicago Bears	John Adams	Back	Cal State-Los Angeles
58	Cleveland Browns	Dick LeBeau	Cornerback	Ohio State
59	New York Giants	Ellison Kelly	Guard	Michigan State
60	Baltimore Colts	Don Churchwell	Guard	Mississippi

Player selections