The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League .
Regular season [ ] Final regular season standings [ ] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Winnipeg and Hamilton both have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs [ ] Note: All dates in 1959
Semi-finals [ ] Finals [ ] Playoff bracket [ ] [1]
Grey Cup Championship [ ] Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 26 in the West, and October 31 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate. CFL Leaders [ ] CFL Passing Leaders CFL Rushing Leaders CFL Receiving Leaders [2] 1959 Eastern All-Stars [ ]
Offence [ ] QB – Bernie Faloney , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Cookie Gilchrist , Toronto Argonauts
RB – Dave Thelen , Ottawa Rough Riders
RB – Dick Shatto , Toronto Argonauts
E – Bobby Simpson , Ottawa Rough Riders
E – Paul Dekker , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
FW – Ron Howell , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
C – Tommy Hugo , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Kaye Vaughan , Ottawa Rough Riders
OG – Dave Suminski , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
OT – Billy Shipp , Montreal Alouettes
OT – John Barrow , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence [ ] DT – Kaye Vaughan , Ottawa Rough Riders
DT – John Barrow , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE – Pete Neumann , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE – Doug McNichol , Montreal Alouettes
DG – Vince Scott , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
LB – Bill Sowalski , Montreal Alouettes
LB – Eddie Bell , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
LB – Larry Hayes , Ottawa Rough Riders
LB – Ernie Danjean , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Jim Rountree , Toronto Argonauts
DB – Ralph Goldston , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
S – Duane Wood , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1959 Western All-Stars [ ]
Offence [ ] QB – Jim Van Pelt , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RB – Jackie Parker , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Gene Filipski , Calgary Stampeders
RB – Charlie Shepard , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RB – Johnny Bright , Edmonton Eskimos
E – Ernie Pitts , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
E – Ernie Warlick , Calgary Stampeders
C – Neil Habig , Saskatchewan Roughriders
OG – Ed Kotowich , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
OG – Tom Hinton , British Columbia Lions
OT – Frank Rigney , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
OT – Roger Nelson , Edmonton Eskimos
Defence [ ] DT – Art Walker , Edmonton Eskimos
DT – Urban Henry , British Columbia Lions
DE – Ed Gray , Edmonton Eskimos
DE – Herb Gray , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
MG – Steve Patrick , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – Rollie Miles , Edmonton Eskimos
LB – Norm Fieldgate , British Columbia Lions
LB – Garland Warren , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – Al Ecuyer , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Ken Ploen , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DB – Bill Jessup , British Columbia Lions
S – Harvey Wylie , Calgary Stampeders
1959 CFL Awards [ ] 1959 Miss Grey Cup [ ] Miss BC Lions Anna Finlayson was named Miss Grey Cup 1959 References [ ] v · d · e 1959 CFL season by teamWestern Eastern See also
