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Colts Draft Picks

1959 Draft Picks

Information is given in the following order:
Round; Player; Position; College

1. Jackie Burkett, C, LB, Auburn
2. Dave Sherer, E, SMU
3. Traded
4. Zeke Smith, G-LB, Auburn
5. Hanson Churchwell, G-LB, Mississippi
6. Palmer Pyle, T, Michigan State
7. Harold Lewis, HB, Houston
8. Tom Coffey, HB, West Texas State
9. Tom Brown, G, Minnesota
10. Don Stewart, E, SMU
11. Tom Stephens, HB, Syracuse
12. Richard Wood, QB, Auburn
13. Rudy Smith, G-T, Mississippi
14. Ferdie Burket, HB, SE Oklahoma
15. Ted Foret, T, Auburn
16. Morris Keller, T, Clemson
17. Leroy Bergan, T, South Dakota State
18. Opie Bandy, E-LB, Tulsa
19. Milton Crain, C-LB, Mississippi
20. Paul Balonick, C-LB, NC State
21. John Herrnstein, FB, Michigan
22. Lonny Leatherman, T, TCU
23. Bob Davis, HB, Houston
24. Bob Novogratz, G-LB, Army
25. Ed Kieffer, HB, Syracuse
26. Rene Lorio, HB, Mississippi Southern
27. Thurman Terry, T, Rice University
28. Fred Long, FB, Iowa
29. Perry McGriff, E, Florida
30. Blair Weese, FB, West Virginia Tech

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