The 1959

1959 NFL season

The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play...

 National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

 in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game. The Baltimore Colts

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

 had won the Western Conference with a record of 9-3 while the New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 had won the Eastern Conference with a record of 10-2.

Scoring summary

• BAL - Moore
  Lenny Moore
  Leonard Edward Moore is a former American football halfback who played for Penn State in college and the Baltimore Colts. He came to the Colts in 1956, and had a productive first pro season and was named the NFL Rookie of The Year...
  
   60 yard pass from Unitas
  Johnny Unitas
  John Constantine Unitas , known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football...
  
   (Myhra
  Steve Myhra
  Steve Myhra was a professional American football player who played offensive line and placekicker for six seasons for the Baltimore Colts....
  
   kick) 7-0 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall
  Pat Summerall
  George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:...
  
   23 7-3 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall 37 7-6 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall 22 9-7 NYG
• BAL - Unitas 4 yard run (Myhra kick) 14-9 BAL
• BAL - Richardson
  Jerry Richardson
  Jerry Richardson is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.-Biography:...
  
   12 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) 21-9 BAL
• BAL - Sample
  Johnny Sample
  John B. Sample, Jr. was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts , Pittsburgh Steelers , and Washington Redskins , and in the American Football League for the New York Jets .Sample had the distinction of beginning and ending his career...
  
   42 yard interception return (Myhra kick) 28-9
• BAL - FG Myhra 25 31-9
• NYG - Schnelker
  Bob Schnelker
  Robert Bernard Schnelker is a former American football wide receiver who played for nine seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the New York Giants. Schnelker was a two-time Pro Bowler. After retiring from football, he was an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers and the...
  
   32 yard pass from Conerly
  Charlie Conerly
  Charles Albert Conerly, Jr. was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-College career:Conerly attended and played college football at the University of...
  
   (Summerall kick) 31-16