1959 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (2-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1959 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1959 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Rams scored 242 points, but the defensive squad yielded 315. Billy Wade tossed for 2,001 yards. Del Shofner topped all receivers, snagging 47 balls for 936 yards, while Red Phillips and Jon Arnett provided receiving help also.

Ollie Matson ran for a team-leading 863 yards for Los Angeles.

Eddie Meador and Tom Franckhauser each intercepted 3 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
26	Jon Arnett	LH	April 20, 1935	5'11"	197	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
74	John Baker	LDT	June 10, 1935	6'6"	279	North Carolina Central	Raleigh, NC USA	12	0
79	Charlie Bradshaw	RT	March 13, 1936	6'6"	255	Baylor	Waco, TX USA	12	0
80	Gene Brito	DE-E	October 23, 1925	6'1"	226	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, CA USA	2	0
25	Don Burroughs	DB	August 19, 1931	6'4"	190	Colorado St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	10	0
84	Leon Clarke	RE	January 10, 1933	6'4"	232	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	11	0
71	Paul Dickson	DT-T	February 26, 1937	6'5"	252	Baylor	Waco, TX USA	10	0
81	Tom Franckhauser	LDH	May 26, 1937	6'0"	195	Purdue	Steubenville, OH USA	12	0
75	Bob Fry	LT	November 11, 1930	6'4"	235	Kentucky	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	0
60	John Guzik	LB	July 12, 1936	6'3"	231	Pittsburgh	Lawrence, PA USA	12	0
62	John Houser	RG	June 21, 1935	6'3"	238	Redlands	Oklahoma City, OK USA	12	0
10	Buddy Humphrey	QB	September 29, 1935	6'1"	198	Baylor	Dallas, TX USA	2	0
57	Bill Jobko	LB	October 7, 1935	6'2"	224	Ohio St.	Bridgeport, OH USA	12	0
31	Carl Karilivacz	DB-HB	November 20, 1930	6'0"	188	Syracuse	Glen Cove, NY USA	6	0
63	Buck Lansford	G-T	November 4, 1933	6'2"	232	Texas	Catarina, TX USA	4	0
76	John LoVetere	RDT	May 31, 1936	6'4"	280	Compton CC (CA)	Boston, MA USA	12	0
85	Lamar Lundy	LDE	April 17, 1935	6'7"	245	Purdue	Richmond, IN USA	12	0
34	Joe Marconi	FB	February 6, 1934	6'2"	225	West Virginia	Fredericktown, PA USA	12	0
33	Ollie Matson	FB	May 1, 1930	6'2"	220	San Francisco	Trinity, TX USA	12	0
21	Eddie Meador	RDH	August 10, 1937	5'11"	193	Arkansas Tech	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
83	Lou Michaels	K	September 28, 1935	6'2"	243	Kentucky	Swoyersville, PA USA	12	0
40	Jack Morris	LS	November 1, 1931	6'0"	189	Oregon	White City, KS USA	12	0
51	John Morrow	C	April 27, 1933	6'3"	244	Michigan	Port Huron, MI USA	11	0
32	Jack Pardee	LLB	April 19, 1936	6'2"	225	Texas A&M	Exira, IA USA	12	0
82	Red Phillips	RH	February 5, 1936	6'1"	197	Auburn	Alexander City, AL USA	9	9
61	Duane Putnam	LG	September 5, 1928	6'0"	228	Pacific	Pollack, SD USA	10	0
48	Les Richter	MLB	October 6, 1930	6'3"	238	California	Fresno, CA USA	12	0
15	Frank Ryan	QB	July 12, 1936	6'3"	199	Rice	Fort Worth, TX USA	10	3
70	Gene Selawski	T-G	November 28, 1935	6'4"	252	Purdue	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
43	Will Sherman	RS	October 20, 1927	6'2"	190	St. Mary's (CA)	Weed, CA USA	10	0
29	Del Shofner	LE	December 11, 1934	6'3"	186	Baylor	Center, TX USA	12	0
77	George Strugar	DT	April 2, 1934	6'5"	239	Washington	Cle Elum, WA USA	11	0
46	Clendon Thomas	DB-E-FL-HB	December 28, 1935	6'2"	196	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, OK USA	10	0
9	Billy Wade	QB	October 4, 1930	6'2"	202	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	12	9
35	Roy Wilkins	RLB	December 26, 1934	6'3"	224	Georgia	Murray County, GA USA	12	0
88	Sam Williams	DE-E-LB	March 9, 1931	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	12	0
24	Tommy Wilson	HB-FB	September 1, 1932	6'0"	203	none	Stamford, CT USA	12	0