The 1959 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the

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(AP) and the

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(UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.

All Southwest selections

Backs

Don Meredith Joseph "Dandy" Don Meredith (April 10, 1938 – December 5, 2010) was an American football quarterback, sports commentator, and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the Nat ...

, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Jack Spikes Jack Erwin Spikes (born February 5, 1937) is a former American football running back and placekicker. He played in the American Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills. He played ...

, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1) * Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1) * Rene Ramirez, Texas (AP-1) * Jack Collins, Texas (UPI-1)

Ends

* Monte Lee, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Albert Witcher Thomas Albert Witcher (born September 28, 1936) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the thirteenth round of the 195 ...

, Baylor (AP-1) * Henry Christopher, SMU (UPI-1)

Tackles

Don Floyd Donald Wayne Floyd (July 1, 1938 – March 9, 1980) was a professional American football defensive end who played in the American Football League (AFL). Early life Born in Abilene, Texas, Floyd played his high school football in Midlothian, Te ...

, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1) *

Bob Lilly Robert Lewis Lilly (born July 26, 1939), nicknamed "Mr. Cowboy", is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle. After playing college football for the TCU Horned Frogs football, TCU Horned Frog ...

, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)

Guards

Maurice Doke Homer Maurice Doke (November 18, 1938 – June 5, 2018) was an American football player and state legislator. He was an outstanding football player at Wichita Falls Senior High School. Doke attended the University of Texas and played college footb ...

, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1) * Rufus King, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)

Centers

Wayne Harris Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972. His son, Wayne Harris, Jr., coaches f ...

, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

AP =

UPI =

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Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

References

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