1959 NFL Draft

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The 1959 NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1958 (rounds 1-4) and January 21, 1958 (rounds 5-30).

1 Round One
2 Notable players selected
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Round One

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	Defensive Back	Mississippi State
4	Washington Redskins	Don Allard	Quarterback	Boston College
5	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Baker	Quarterback	Oklahoma
6	Detroit Lions	Nick Pietrosante	Fullback	Notre Dame
7	Chicago Bears	Don Clark	Running Back	Ohio State
8	San Francisco 49ers	Dan James	Center	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

[edit] Notable players selected

Ted Bates, LB - taken 5th round, 52nd overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Timothy Brown, RB, Ball State - taken 27th round, 313th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Joe Kapp, QB, California - taken 18th round, 209th overall by the Washington Redskins.

[edit] Trivia

No Hall of Famers were selected in this draft.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1958 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1959	Succeeded by 1960 NFL Draft

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