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1959 Football Roster

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# Player (74) Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School
Payne, Jimmy Stamford, TX Stamford
Sandersfield, Melvin Hobart, OK Hobart
12 Rowe, Jared SR QB 5-10 170 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
14 Cornell, Bob JR QB 6-0 180 Oklahoma City, OK Northwest Classen
15 Watts, Bennett JR QB 5-10 170 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
16 French, Johnny SO QB 5-11 174 Artesia, NM Artesia
17 Page, Bobby JR QB 6-1 181 Borger, TX Borger
18 Clapp, John SO QB 5-9 170 Shidler, OK Shidler
19 Meacham, Billy SO LH 5-11 170 Clinton, OK Clinton
22 Carpenter, Jimmy JR LH 5-8 163 Abilene, TX Abilene
25 Boyd, Bobby (C) SR QB 5-10 177 Garland, TX Garland
27 Wood, Eddie SO RH 5-10 170 Ada, OK Ada
28 Smith, Frank SO LH 6-1 180 Tahlequah, OK Tahlequah
31 McClellan, Mike SO RH 6-0 180 Stamford, TX Stamford
32 Hobby, Brewster SR RH 5-9 171 Midwest City, OK Midwest City
33 Carpenter, Dick SR RH 5-9 172 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
34 Holt, Jackie SR LH 5-10 168 Gainesville, TX Gainesville
35 Vaughan, Paul SO LH 5-11 185 Anadarko, OK Anadarko
36 Bailey, Charles SO RH 5-10 170 Garland, TX Garland
37 Levonitis, Bill SR FB 5-10 188 Tulsa, OK East Central
38 Gautt, Prentice SR FB 5-11 196 Oklahoma City, OK Douglass
39 Salmon, Don JR LH 5-10 177 Lawton, OK Lawton
40 McDaniel, Wahoo SR LE 6-0 196 Midland, TX Midland
41 McCoy, Jim SO FB 6-1 190 Okmulgee, OK Okmulgee
42 Keadle, Dale JR RH 6-1 182 Stinnett, TX Stinnett
43 Cole, Joe SO FB 6-0 187 Wewoka, OK Wewoka
45 Hartline, Ron JR FB 6-2 200 Lawton, OK Lawton
46 Johnson, Wallace SO FB 5-11 198 Oklahoma City, OK Douglass
48 Wallace, Dale SO FB 6-2 195 Fort Worth, TX Pascal
50 White, Billy SO LG 6-0 200 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
51 Fellows, Ben SO C 6-2 198 Ames, IA Ames
52 Scholl, Bob JR C 6-0 189 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls
53 Davis, Jim SR C 5-11 210 Tyler, TX Tyler
54 Byerly, Jim SO C 6-2 225 Crane, TX Crane
55 Payne, Jerry SR LG 5-10 189 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
56 Staff, Fred SO LG 6-1 216 Pawnee, OK Pawnee
57 Winblood, Bill JR C 5-11 193 Marietta, OK Marietta
60 Corn, Leroy SO RG 6-2 197 El Reno, OK El Reno
61 Cross, Leon SO LT 6-0 185 Hobbs, NM Hobbs
62 Munnerlyn, Larry JR RE 6-1 192 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
63 Milstead, Karl SO RG 6-0 215 Athens, TX Athens
64 Moore, Billy Jack SR RG 5-8 194 Ada, OK Ada
65 Smith, Ronald JR RT 6-1 202 Ardmore, OK Ardmore
66 Thompson, Jerry SR LG 5-9 194 Ada, OK Ada
67 Morford, Bob SR C 6-0 197 Lawton, OK Lawton
68 Lang, Vernon JR RG 6-2 196 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls
69 Watts, Bill JR LG 6-2 219 Putnam City, OK Putnam City
70 Smith, Harold SO RG 6-2 220 Borger, TX Borger
71 Wells, Ben SR LT 5-10 195 Ada, OK Ada
72 York, Marshall JR RT 6-3 202 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
73 Lewis, Gilmer (C) SR LT 6-3 204 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls
74 Cox, Tom SO RT 6-2 213 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
75 Columbus, Travis JR RG 6-2 199 Amarillo, TX
76 Murray, Joe SO RT 6-3 203 Ada, OK Ada
77 Bradley, Lester SR LG 5-11 214 Cushing, OK Cushing
78 Ward, Dennis SO LT 6-3 200 Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville
79 Metcalfe, Walter JR RT 6-3 211 Oklahoma City, OK Northwest Classen
80 Benien, Paul SO LE 6-2 190 Tulsa, OK Cascia Hall
81 Lohmann/Loman, Phil SO RE 6-1 198 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
82 Ward, Stanley JR RE 6-1 189 Stillwater, OK Stillwater
83 Cunningham, Glenn SO LE 6-3 180 Bristow, OK Bristow
84 Dombek, Ronnie SO LE 6-1 190 Henryetta, OK Henryetta
85 Feagan, Jimmy JR LE 5-10 190 Sweetwater, TX Sweetwater
86 Payne, Ronny SO RE 6-2 196 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
87 Jackson, Mickey SR LE 6-2 194 Hillsboro, TX Hillsboro
89 Tillery, Jerry JR RE 6-1 195 El Reno, OK El Reno
90 Burks, Gene SO RE 5-10 190 Royce City, TX Royce City
91 Sears, Glenn SR LE 6-1 194 Healdton, OK Healdton
92 Perini, Dale SO RE 6-1 180 Carlsbad, NM Carlsbad
93 Wells, Henry SO LT 6-3 215 Ada, OK Ada
94 Morford, Brent JR RT 6-3 214 Lawton, OK Lawton
95 Morris, Max JR C 5-10 186 Littlefield, TX Littlefield
96 Pluhar, Tom JR C 6-1 205 Bound Brook, NJ Bound Brook
97 Davis, Sam SO RG 6-0 195 Broken Arrow, OK Broken Arrow

Class Count

  • 32 Sophomores
  • 22 Juniors
  • 18 Seniors
  • 2 Other

Notes

  • (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998).
  • Players with incomplete or no information on a completed roster indicates that the player was not in that season's media guide, the player was on the B/Junior Varsity squad, or that person was part of the team in some unconfirmed capacity.