1959 All-Pro Team
{{Short description|Official list of the best NFL players in 1959}}
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Selectors of All-Pros for the 1959 National Football League season included the Associated Press (AP),{{cite news|title=Brown Tops All-Pro Squad|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19591223&id=uRlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2364,3352424|accessdate=January 29, 2017|work=Lakeland Ledger|agency=Associated Press|date=December 23, 1959|page=10}} United Press International (UPI),{{cite news|title=Berry, Brown, Huff Lead All-Pro Team|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8628834/berry_brown_huff_lead_allpro_team/|accessdate=January 29, 2017|work=The Town Talk|agency=United Press International|date=December 23, 1959|page=11}} New York Daily News (NYDN), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),{{cite news|last1=Olderman|first1=Murray|title=Colts, Giants Dominate Players' All-Pro Teams|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8628740/colts_giants_dominate_players_allpro/|accessdate=January 29, 2017|work=Redlands Daily Facts|agency=Newspaper Enterprise Association|date=December 17, 1959|page=8}} and The Sporting News (SN).
Offensive selections
=Quarterbacks=
- Charlie Conerly, New York Giants (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2)
- Bobby Layne, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2, NEA, UPI)
- Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts (AP)
=Running Backs=
- Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Lenny Moore, Baltimore Colts (AP, NEA, UPI-2)
- Frank Gifford, New York Giants (AP-1, NEA, UPI)
=Ends=
- Del Shofner, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Raymond Berry, Baltimore Colts (AP, NEA, UPI)
=Tackles=
- Jim Parker, Baltimore Colts (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Rosey Brown, New York Giants (AP, NEA, UPI)
=Guards=
- Jim Ray Smith, Cleveland Browns (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Art Spinney, Baltimore Colts (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI)
=Centers=
- Jim Ringo, Green Bay Packers (AP, NEA, UPI)
Defensive selections
=Defensive Ends=
- Gino Marchetti, Baltimore Colts (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Andy Robustelli, New York Giants (AP, NEA, UPI)
=Defensive Tackles=
- Leo Nomellini, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Gene Lipscomb, Baltimore Colts (AP, NEA-2, UPI)
=Linebackers=
- Sam Huff, New York Giants (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Joe Schmidt, Detroit Lions (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Bill George, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, UPI)
=Defensive Backs=
- Jimmy Patton, New York Giants (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Jack Butler, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, UPI)
- Andy Nelson, Baltimore Colts (AP, UPI-2)
- Abe Woodson, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA-2, UPI)
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1959/allpro.htm 1959 NFL All-Pros – Pro-Football-Reference]
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