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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs | ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs | ||
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! Venue | ! Venue | ||
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! rowspan= | ! rowspan=14| Preseason | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-11_cle-pit.html August 11, 1959] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-11_cle-pit.html August 11, 1959] | ||
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | | [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
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| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[New York Giants]] | | [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[New York Giants]] | ||
| [[Briggs Stadium]] | | [[Briggs Stadium]] | ||
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| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals (August 29, 1959)|August 29, 1959]] | |||
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]] | |||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-30_cle-sf.html August 30, 1959] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-30_cle-sf.html August 30, 1959] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns (September 5, 1959)|September 5, 1959]] | |||
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | |||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-05_chc-sf.html September 5, 1959] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-05_chc-sf.html September 5, 1959] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_det-gnb.html October 4, 1959] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_det-gnb.html October 4, 1959] | ||
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]] | | [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]] | ||
| Lambeau_Field City Stadium] | | [[Lambeau_Field|City Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_lar-sf.html October 4, 1959] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_lar-sf.html October 4, 1959] | ||
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| [[Cleveland Stadium]] | | [[Cleveland Stadium]] | ||
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| [ | | [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 18, 1959)|October 18, 1959]] | ||
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]] | | [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]] | ||
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
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! rowspan=2| Postseason | ! rowspan=2| Postseason | ||
| [ | | [[Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants (December 27, 1959)|December 27, 1959]] | ||
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[New York Giants]] | | [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[New York Giants]] | ||
| Memorial Stadium | | Memorial Stadium | ||
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! Media Guides | ! Media Guides | ||
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_lar.html Los Angeles Rams]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_pit.html Pittsburgh Steelers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_sf.html San Francisco 49ers] | | colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_lar.html Los Angeles Rams]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_pit.html Pittsburgh Steelers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[[1959 Washington Redskins media guide|Washington Redskins]] | ||
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! Yearbooks | ! Yearbooks | ||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 26 January 2023
| League | National Football League |
|---|---|
| Owner | {{{owner}}} |
| General manager | {{{GM}}} |
| Head coach | {{{Head coach}}} |
| Starting quarterback | {{{QB}}} |
| Home field | {{{venue}}} |
| ← 1958 • other seasons • 1960 → | |
The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. On October 11, NFL Commissioner Bert Bell suffered a fatal heart attack at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season.
The Chicago Cardinals played their final season in the city before relocating to St. Louis for the following season. In the NFL Championship Game on December 27, the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants for the second year in a row.
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