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It was the 14th and final season overseen by commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bert Bell</a>, as he died of a heart attack on October 11. </p><p>A twelve-game season was played, culminating in a <a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1959 NFL Championship Game">league championship game</a> between the Western Division winning <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts" title="Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, winners of the Eastern Division. The Colts emerged victorious in the battle between the league's best offense and its best defense with a fourth quarter comeback, winning by a score of 31–16. </p><p>Colts quarterback <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a>, who lead the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns, was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 1959 NFL season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_history">Season history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Season history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_draft" title="1959 NFL draft">1959 NFL draft</a> was held on December 1, 1958, and January 21, 1959, at <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Warwick" title="The Warwick">Warwick Hotel</a>. Thirty rounds of selections were conducted, with a total of 360 players selected by the 12 teams of the league. </p><p>With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/1959_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1959 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> selected quarterback <a href="/wiki/Randy_Duncan" title="Randy Duncan">Randy Duncan</a> from the <a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">University of Iowa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Significant_events">Significant events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Significant events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September, roster limits were increased by one, to 36 players per team.<sup id="cite_ref-rosexpn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosexpn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tragedy struck on October 11 as <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_the_National_Football_League" title="Commissioner of the National Football League">commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bert Bell</a> suffered a fatal <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a> at <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Field" title="Franklin Field">Franklin Field</a> while watching the <a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1959 Philadelphia Eagles season">Eagles</a> host the <a href="/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>. He died at age 65 at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Hospital_of_the_University_of_Pennsylvania" title="Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania">university hospital</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-ppgbell_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgbell-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> league treasurer <a href="/wiki/Austin_Gunsel" title="Austin Gunsel">Austin Gunsel</a> was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-agnabo_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-agnabo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1959 Chicago Cardinals season">Chicago Cardinals</a> played their final season in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> before relocating to <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1960_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">following season</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1959 NFL Championship Game">NFL Championship Game</a> on December 27, the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants for the second year in a row.<sup id="cite_ref-ppgpro_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgpro-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-eversaw_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eversaw-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistical_leaders">Statistical leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the third consecutive season, running back <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">Jim Brown</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> lead the NFL in rushing, gaining a total of 1329 yards on 290 touches, an average of 4.6 yards per carry.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown's 14 touchdowns scored tied for the league high with wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Raymond Berry</a> of the Colts.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leading the NFL with 3,899 yards passing was Colts quarterback <a href="/wiki/John_Unitas" class="mw-redirect" title="John Unitas">John Unitas</a>, who also lead all quarterbacks with 32 passing touchdowns against 14 interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unitas also led the league in both attempts and completions, going 193 for 367 (52.6%) for the year.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The best completion percentage in the league (58.64%) was posted by <a href="/wiki/Milt_Plum" title="Milt Plum">Milt Plum</a> of the Browns, who narrowly edged out <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wade" title="Bill Wade">Bill Wade</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> (58.62%).<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Topping the league in receiving was Raymond Berry of the Colts, who hauled down 66 passes for 959 yards, an average of 14.5 yards per reception.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Berry's closest competitor was 6'3" end <a href="/wiki/Del_Shofner" title="Del Shofner">Del Shofner</a> of the Rams, who posted 936 yards gained on 47 receptions, for an average of 19.9 yards per catch.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The leading punter for 1959 was <a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Yale Lary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>, with an average of 47.1 yards on his 45 punts, according to official statistics.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Defensive statistics like sacks and tackles were not recorded during this era of professional football, with interceptions the sole metric recorded. Three players tied with 7 interceptions during the 12-game season — <a href="/wiki/Dean_Derby" title="Dean Derby">Dean Derby</a> of the Steelers and a pair of Colts, defensive halfback (cornerback) <a href="/wiki/Milt_Davis" title="Milt Davis">Milt Davis</a> and linebacker <a href="/wiki/Don_Shinnick" title="Don Shinnick">Don Shinnick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stats59_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The top defense of the 1959 season was that of the New York Giants, who allowed just 170 points for the year (14.2 points per game). The top offense belonged to the Baltimore Colts, who racked up 374 total points (31.2 points per game) during the regular season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_races">Division races</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Division races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NFL had six teams in each division; each played a home-and-away game against the other five division teams, and two games outside the division. The Bears and Cardinals, and the Redskins and Colts, faced each other in an interdivision game each year, as they were close geographic rivals. </p><p>After the second week, when the 1–1–0 Giants had to share the Eastern Division lead with all five of the other clubs, the Giants won seven of the next eight games to clinch the title in <i>Week Ten</i>. In the Western Division, the San Francisco 49ers, who had come close (1952, 1953, 1954, and 1957) 4 times since joining the NFL, were 6–1 and had a two-game lead over their closest rival, the 4–3 Colts. In <i>Week Nine</i>, though, the 49ers lost in Baltimore, 45–14 (November 22) and they shared the lead at 6–3–0. Two weeks later, San Francisco had the home field advantage when they faced the Colts for a rematch. Baltimore won again, 34–14 and clinched the title the following week. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Western </th> <th> </th> <th>Eastern </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>3 teams (Bal, GB, SF) </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>3 teams (Cards, NYG, Pit) </td> <td>1–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Tie (GB and SF) </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>6 teams (Cards, Cle, NYG, Phi, Pit, Was) </td> <td>1–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Green Bay Packers </td> <td>3–0–0 </td> <td>3 teams (NYG, Phi, Was) </td> <td>2–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>3 teams (Bal, GB, SF) </td> <td>3–1–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>3–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>Tie (Bal, SF) </td> <td>4–1–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>4–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td>San Francisco 49ers </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>5–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td>San Francisco 49ers </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>6–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td>San Francisco 49ers </td> <td>6–2–0 </td> <td>Tie (Cle, NYG) </td> <td>6–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>Tie (Bal, SF) </td> <td>6–3–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>7–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td>Tie (Bal, SF) </td> <td>7–3–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>8–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td>Baltimore Colts </td> <td>8–3–0 </td> <td>New York Giants </td> <td>9–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td bgcolor="#013369"><b><a href="/wiki/1959_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1959 Baltimore Colts season"><span style="color:white;">Baltimore Colts</span></a></b> </td> <td>9–3–0 </td> <td bgcolor="#013369"><b><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Giants_season" title="1959 New York Giants season"><span style="color:red;">New York Giants</span></a></b> </td> <td>10–2–0 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allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Giants_season" title="1959 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.833 </td> <td>8–2 </td> <td>284 </td> <td>170 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1959 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>268 </td> <td>278 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1959 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>270 </td> <td>214 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1959 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</td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>252 </td> <td>196 </td> <td>W7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1959 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td>5–5 </td> <td>255 </td> <td>237 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1959 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>248 </td> <td>246 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1959 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.273 </td> <td>2–8 </td> <td>203 </td> <td>275 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1959 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.167 </td> <td>2–8 </td> <td>242 </td> <td>315 </td> <td>L8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_Championship_Game">NFL Championship Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NFL Championship Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1959 NFL Championship Game">1959 NFL Championship Game</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1959 NFL Championship Game">Baltimore 31, NY Giants 16</a> at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, on December 27.<sup id="cite_ref-ppgpro_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgpro-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-eversaw_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eversaw-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Baltimore Colts </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Vince Lombardi</a>, Green Bay </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1959 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_McLean" title="Ray McLean">Ray McLean</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Vince Lombardi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1959 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Albert" title="Frankie Albert">Frankie Albert</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Red_Hickey" title="Red Hickey">Red Hickey</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1959 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kuharich" title="Joe Kuharich">Joe Kuharich</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Nixon" title="Mike Nixon">Mike Nixon</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cardinals" title="Chicago Cardinals">Chicago Cardinals</a> decided to not play at <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a> during the 1959 season, and instead play four games at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> and two at <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Stadium" title="Metropolitan Stadium">Metropolitan Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington, Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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(Fredericksburg, Virginia). Associated Press. September 14, 1959. p. 8.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Free+Lance-Star&rft.atitle=NFL+increases+player+limit+with+eye+on+expansion&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1959-09-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3Dit9NAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3D-4oDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3383%252C5076340&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1959+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ppgbell-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ppgbell_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CclRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6034%2C1707578">"NFL head Bert Bell dies at 65"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. Associated Press. October 12, 1959. p. 1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pittsburgh+Post-Gazette&rft.atitle=NFL+head+Bert+Bell+dies+at+65&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1959-10-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DCclRAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6034%252C1707578&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1959+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-agnabo-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-agnabo_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DMlRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477%2C2481806">"Austin Gunsel named acting boss of NFL"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. Associated Press. 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href="https://www.si.com/vault/1960/01/04/582350/the-best-team-you-ever-saw">"The best team you ever saw"</a>. <i>Sports Illustrated</i>. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sports+Illustrated&rft.atitle=The+best+team+you+ever+saw&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1960-01-04&rft.aulast=Maule&rft.aufirst=Tex&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fvault%2F1960%2F01%2F04%2F582350%2Fthe-best-team-you-ever-saw&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1959+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Stats59-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stats59_6-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Official 1959 NFL Season Statistics," in <i>Pro Football 1960,</i> Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Co., 1960; pp. 112-116.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>NFL Record and Fact Book</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X">1-932994-36-X</a>)</li> <li><i>Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6">0-06-270174-6</a>)</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output 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season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_NFL_season" title="1931 NFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_season" title="1932 NFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_season" title="1933 NFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_season" title="1934 NFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_season" title="1935 NFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_season" title="1936 NFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_NFL_season" title="1937 NFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_season" title="1941 NFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_NFL_season" title="1942 NFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_season" title="1943 NFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_NFL_season" title="1944 NFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_NFL_season" title="1945 NFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_season" title="1948 NFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_season" title="1949 NFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_season" title="1958 NFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NFL_season" title="1960 NFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NFL_season" title="1961 NFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NFL_season" title="1962 NFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC seasons</a> (1946–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_seasons" title="List of American Football League seasons">AFL seasons</a> (1960–1969)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_season" title="1965 American Football League season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Modern era</a><br />(1970–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NFL_season" title="2019 NFL season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NFL_season" title="2020 NFL season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NFL_season" title="2022 NFL season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NFL_season" title="2023 NFL season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_season" title="2024 NFL season">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_NFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2025 NFL season">2025</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2026_NFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 NFL season">2026</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2027_NFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 NFL season">2027</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate future 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