Chicago Bears 1959 Drafted Players

The Chicago Bears drafted 12 players in the 1959 NFL draft. Of the 12 players selected 5 played offense and 7 played defense. The players drafted were Richie Petitbon a DB drafted in round 2 out of Tulane, Pete Johnson a DB drafted in round 3 out of Virginia Military Inst., John Adams a RB drafted in round 5 out of Los Angeles State, Fred Cole a OL drafted in round 6 out of Maryland, Willie Smith a OL drafted in round 8 out of Michigan, Maury Youmans a DL drafted in round 9 out of Syracuse, Bob Coronado a WR drafted in round 10 out of U. of Pacific, Justin Rowland a DB drafted in round 12 out of Texas Christian, Gene Jones a LB drafted in round 13 out of Rice, Joe Robb a DL drafted in round 14 out of Texas Christian, Roger LeClerc a OL drafted in round 15 out of Trinity (Conn.) and John Aveni a DL drafted in round 26 out of Indiana. View all of the players selected in the 1959 Bears NFL Draft.