1959 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Red Hickey (7-5)
Location: San Francisco, California

1959 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1959 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

San Francisco chalked up 255 points, while the defensive unit conceded 237. J.D. Smith carried the ball for a team-leading 1,036 yards for the 49ers.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 1,331 yards. Billy Wilson grabbed 44 passes for 540 yards.

Dave Baker picked off 5 opponent throws.

Red Hickey coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
29	Billy Atkins	DB-HB	November 19, 1934	6'1"	196	Auburn	Millport, AL USA	11	0
25	Dave Baker	LS	July 30, 1937	6'0"	192	Oklahoma	Coffeyville, KS USA	12	0
77	Bruce Bosley	LG	November 5, 1933	6'2"	241	West Virginia	Fresno, CA USA	12	0
12	John Brodie	QB	August 14, 1935	6'1"	198	Stanford	Menlo Park, CA USA	12	2
63	Monte Clark	RDT	January 24, 1937	6'6"	265	USC	Fillmore, CA USA	12	0
88	Clyde Conner	LE	May 18, 1933	6'2"	193	Pacific	Tuttle, OK USA	9	0
64	Ted Connolly	RG	December 5, 1931	6'3"	240	Santa Clara	Oakland, CA USA	12	0
36	Tommy Davis	K	October 13, 1934	6'0"	215	LSU	Shreveport, LA USA	12	0
44	Eddie Dove	PR	April 4, 1937	6'2"	181	Colorado	Hygiene, CO USA	12	0
87	Fred Dugan	E	May 12, 1933	6'3"	205	Dayton	Stamford, CT USA	12	0
76	John Gonzaga	T-G-DE-DT	March 6, 1933	6'3"	247	none	Martinez, CA USA	12	0
54	Bob Harrison	LB	August 8, 1937	6'2"	225	Oklahoma	Stamford, TX USA	12	0
55	Matt Hazeltine	RLB	August 2, 1933	6'1"	220	California	Ross, CA USA	12	0
75	Ed Henke	LDE	December 13, 1927	6'3"	227	USC	Ontario, CA USA	12	0
72	Bill Herchman	DT	March 10, 1933	6'2"	246	Texas Tech	Vernon, TX USA	12	0
70	Charlie Krueger	RDE	January 28, 1937	6'4"	256	Texas A&M	Caldwell, TX USA	12	0
26	Lenny Lyles	KR	January 26, 1936	6'2"	202	Louisville	Nashville, TN USA	12	0
39	Hugh McElhenny	RH	December 31, 1928	6'1"	195	Washington	Los Angeles, CA USA	10	0
80	Jerry Mertens	LDH	November 12, 1934	6'0"	184	Drake	Racine, WI USA	12	0
47	Dicky Moegle	DB-HB-FB	September 14, 1934	6'0"	195	Rice	Taylor, TX USA	8	0
53	Frank Morze	C	March 21, 1933	6'4"	270	Boston Col.	Gardner, MA USA	12	0
73	Leo Nomellini	LDT	June 19, 1924	6'3"	259	Minnesota	Lucca, Italy	12	12
33	Clancy Osborne	LLB	November 23, 1934	6'3"	218	Arizona St.	Lubbock, TX USA	8	0
27	R.C. Owens	HB-E	November 12, 1933	6'3"	197	Col. of Idaho	Shreveport, LA USA	12	0
34	Joe Perry	FB	January 22, 1927	6'0"	200	Compton CC (CA)	Stevens, AR USA	11	0
42	Jimmy Ridlon	DB	July 11, 1934	6'1"	181	Syracuse	Nanuet, NY USA	12	0
32	C.R. Roberts	FB	February 29, 1936	6'3"	202	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	1	0
52	Karl Rubke	LB-C-DT-DE	December 6, 1935	6'4"	240	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
74	Henry Schmidt	DT-E	September 28, 1935	6'4"	254	USC	South Gate, CA USA	12	0
24	J.D. Smith	LH	July 19, 1932	6'1"	205	North Carolina A&T	Plainville, SC USA	12	0
79	Bob St. Clair	RT	February 18, 1931	6'9"	263	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA	12	0
78	John Thomas	LT	January 25, 1935	6'4"	246	Pacific	Tyler, TX USA	12	0
14	Y.A. Tittle	QB	October 24, 1926	6'0"	192	LSU	Marshall, TX USA	11	10
50	Jerry Tubbs	MLB	January 23, 1935	6'2"	221	Oklahoma	Throckmorton, TX USA	12	0
84	Billy Wilson	RE	February 3, 1927	6'3"	190	San Jose St.	Sayre, OK USA	10	0
66	John Wittenborn	G-K	March 1, 1936	6'2"	238	SE Missouri St.	Sparta, IL USA	12	0
40	Abe Woodson	RDH	February 15, 1934	5'11"	188	Illinois	Jackson, MS USA	12	0