1959 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Douglas Walker (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1959 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1959 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Alouettes stumbled, scoring only 193 points, and the leaky defense yielded 305. Sam Etcheverry passed for 3,133 yards. Red O'Quinn paced all receivers, grabbing 53 passes for 692 yards.

Veryl Switzer carried the ball for a team-best 863 yards for Montreal.

Ed Learn seized 6 opponent throws.

Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1959 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Semifinal.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
51	Gilbert Ane	G	March 4, 1936	5'11"	250	Compton JC	Honolulu, HI	1
80	Bill Bewley	HB/K	August 11, 1931	5'11"	190	Toronto	Hamilton, ON	13
81	John Blaicher	G/K	March 5, 1930	5'11"	205	Brantford Redskins (Sr.)	Hamilton, ON	7
46	Moe Bremner	C	June 26, 1928	6'1"	220	St. Aloyisius Orfuns Jr. (Mon)	Montreal, QC	4
70	Ross Buckle	E	February 26, 1936	6'0"	190	London Lords	London, ON	11
86	Milt Campbell	HB	December 9, 1933	6'3"	217	Indiana	Plainfield, NJ USA	3
91	Jim Colclough	HB	March 31, 1936	6'0"	185	Boston Col.	Medford, MA USA	11
51	George Deiderich	G	March 19, 1936	6'1"	210	Vanderbilt	Pittsburgh, PA	2
28	George Dixon	HB	October 19, 1933	6'0"	195	Bridgeport	New Haven, CT	7
67	Ted Elsby	T	January 3, 1932	6'0"	235	Brantford Redskins (Sr.)	Galt, ON	7
92	Sam Etcheverry	QB/P	May 20, 1930	5'11"	190	Denver	Carlsbad, NM USA	14	14
50	Bob Geary	G	October 6, 1933	5'9"	215	Verdun Sham-Cats Int.	Montreal, QC	8
99	Wes Gideon	QB	February 28, 1937	6'0"	190	Trinity (San Antonio, Tex.)	Houston, TX	3	0
82	Bill Glosson	E/FW	January 18, 1937	6'0"	195	Texas Southern		8
53	Ed Hill	G	June 30, 1936	6'1"	220	Miami (Ohio)	Cincinnati, OH	6
60	Bill Hudson	T	July 9, 1935	6'4"	270	Clemson	Lamar, SC USA	14
48	Tom Hugo	C/LB	August 25, 1930	5'10"	220	Denver	Honolulu, HI	14
61	Curt Iaukea	T	September 15, 1937	6'3"	245	California	Honolulu, HI	3
82	Dave King	HB	October 25, 1935	5'11"	180	Parkdale Lions Jr.	Toronto, ON	7
57	Mike Kovac	G	June 7, 1930	5'10"	212	Western Ontario	Hamilton, ON	10
52	Hal Krebs	G	October 2, 1937	6'0"	230		Edmonton, AB	14
93	Ed Learn	HB	September 30, 1935	6'0"	170	Kitchener-Waterloo	Welland, ON	14
85	Wally Lencz	HB	April 12, 1938	6'0"	220	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Montreal, QC	11
96	Ivan Livingstone	HB	September 6, 1930	5'11"	175	Verdun Bulldogs Sr.	Montreal, QC	10
45	Bob MacLellan	C/LB	March 16, 1930	6'2"	225	McGill	Toronto, ON	14
83	Ed Marentette	QB		6'0"	190	Windsor AKO		2
74	Doug McNichol	E	March 29, 1930	6'4"	250	Western Ontario	Merritton, ON	14
98	Bob Miller	HB		6'0"	200	Western Ontario		14
87	Ed Mitchell	HB	November 15, 1936	5'11"	180	Kitchener-Waterloo	Toronto, ON	14
77	Tom Moran	E/FW	August 16, 1932	6'1"	195	Brantford Redskins	Hamilton, ON	14
63	Ron Murphy	T		6'2"	220	McGill	Hamilton, ON	12
73	Red O'Quinn	E	September 7, 1925	6'2"	195	Wake Forest	Bluett Falls, NC USA	14
75	Hal Patterson	E	October 4, 1932	6'2"	190	Kansas	Garden City, KS	4
62	John Raulick	T	April 28, 1936	6'3"	250	Eastern Michigan	Vita, MB	9
68	Billy Shipp	T	October 16, 1929	6'5"	275	Alabama	Mobile, AL USA	14
71	Ray Siminski	E	June 23, 1937	6'2"	195	Furman	Mount Carmel, PA	11
54	Jackie Simpson	G/T/K	August 20, 1936	6'0"	225	Mississippi	Corinth, MS USA	14
72	Bill Swan	HB	May 26, 1935	5'11"	190	Lakeshore Flyers (Montreal)	Montreal, QC	6
84	Veryl Switzer	HB	August 6, 1932	5'11"	190	Kansas St.	Nicodemus, KS USA	14
89	George Tsonos	QB	March 19, 1938	5'11"	195	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	11
86	Joel Wells	HB	November 26, 1935	6'1"	200	Clemson	Columbia, SC USA	11	0

1959 Montreal Alouettes Roster

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