1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-4 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (12-4)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Offensively, Winnipeg paced the circuit with 418 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 272 points. Charlie Shepard rushed for a team-high 1,076 yards for the Blue Bombers.

Jim Van Pelt threw for 2,706 yards. Ernie Pitts caught 68 balls for 1,126 yards.

Kenny Ploen picked off 10 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jim Van Pelt	300	160	53.3	2706	9.0	31	10.3	15	5.0	90	97.7
Kenny Ploen	56	30	53.6	467	8.3	3	5.4	4	7.1	65	69.6
Leo Lewis	17	7	41.2	109	6.4	2	11.8	2	11.8	36	62.7
Charlie Shepard	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	374	197	52.7	3282	8.8	36	9.6	22	5.9	90

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Shepard	174	1076	6.2	45	6
Leo Lewis	112	730	6.5	37	2
Carver Shannon	88	512	5.8	53	1
Gerry James	49	261	5.3	44	6
Tony Kehrer	49	230	4.7	17	1
Jim Van Pelt	46	98	2.1	18	3
Kenny Ploen	14	83	5.9	15	0
Henry Janzen	7	56	8.0	23	0
Pepe Latourelle	9	40	4.4	15	0
Keith Webster	2	28	14.0	23	0
Rick Potter	6	12	2.0	5	0
Jack Delveaux	4	10	2.5	4	0
Gordie Rowland	1	9	9.0	9	0
John Varone	2	9	4.5	8	0
Ernie Pitts	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	564	3157	5.6	53	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ernie Pitts	68	1126	16.6	65	16
Leo Lewis	43	695	16.2	50	7
Carver Shannon	31	517	16.7	90	6
Farrell Funston	12	284	23.7	50	2
Dave Kocourek	8	112	14.0	19	0
Charlie Shepard	6	150	25.0	36	1
Henry Janzen	6	90	15.0	27	1
Norm Rauhaus	6	77	12.8	21	0
Pepe Latourelle	3	60	20.0	25	1
Frank Rigney	3	44	14.7	16	0
Ralph Anderson	3	33	11.0	18	0
Frank Gilliam	3	32	10.7	14	2
Gerry James	2	21	10.5	15	0
Tony Kehrer	2	7	3.5	10	0
Jim Van Pelt	1	36	36.0	36	0
John Varone	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	198	3282	16.6	90	36

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Jim Van Pelt	46	34	73.9	15	8	53.3	2	30	1534	51.1	64	60
Gerry James	5	4	80.0	1	1	100.0	0	40	2258	56.4	85	7
Carver Shannon	6	2	33.3	0	0		0					2
Totals	57	40	70.2	16	9	56.2	2	70	3792	54.2	85	69

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Charlie Shepard	121	5224	43.2	61	7
Jim Van Pelt	14	538	38.4	50	0
Pepe Latourelle	1	23	23.0	23	0
Totals	136	5785	42.5	61	7

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Janzen	67	499	7.4	25
Pepe Latourelle	46	191	4.2	15
Kenny Ploen	9	61	6.8	32
Rae Ross	3	17	5.7	8
Tony Kehrer	1	11	11.0	11
Keith Webster	2	9	4.5	5
Gordie Rowland	2	8	4.0	7
Norm Rauhaus	3	3	1.0	2
Roger Savoie	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	134	799	6.0	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	15	397	26.5	65
Carver Shannon	14	355	25.4	46
Ernie Pitts	8	164	20.5	28
Kenny Ploen	3	71	23.7	25
Jack Delveaux	2	43	21.5	23
Tony Kehrer	4	40	10.0	19
Charlie Shepard	3	37	12.3	23
Henry Janzen	1	28	28.0	28
Gerry James	1	14	14.0	14
Rick Potter	1	9	9.0	9
John Varone	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	53	1166	22.0	65

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kenny Ploen	10	104	10.4	43	0
Rae Ross	7	64	9.1	21	0
Gordie Rowland	3	42	14.0	40	1
Gar Warren	3	24	8.0	15	0
John Varone	2	29	14.5	24	0
Nick Miller	1	20	20.0	20	0
Norm Rauhaus	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jack Delveaux	1	0	0.0	0	0
Walt Bilicki	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	29	283	9.8	43	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Gar Warren				3	0	0
Dave Burkholder				2	0	0
Pepe Latourelle				2	3	1
Norm Rauhaus				2	0	0
Nick Miller				2	5	0
John Varone				2	0	0
Herb Gray				1	0	0
Kenny Ploen				1	3	0
Buddy Tinsley				1	0	0
Tony Kehrer				1	0	0
Roger Savoie				1	29	0
Jack Delveaux				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	19	40	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ernie Pitts	0	16		0					0	0	0			96
Jim Van Pelt	3	0							8	34	2			78
Leo Lewis	2	7		0					0	0	0			54
Charlie Shepard	6	1		0					0	0	7			49
Carver Shannon	1	6		0					0	2	0			44
Gerry James	6	0		0					1	4	0			43
Frank Gilliam		2							0	0	0			12
Farrell Funston		2							0	0	0			12
Pepe Latourelle	0	1	0				1		0	0	0			12
Gordie Rowland	0		0			1			0	0	0			6
Tony Kehrer	1	0	0	0			0		0	0	0			6
Henry Janzen	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Totals	19	36	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	40	9	0	0	418