NFL players born in 1959

21 NFL players on file were born in 1959. Ronnie Lott leads them with 192 career games played. The first born in 1959 to play in the NFL were Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith, Lawrence Taylor, and Hoby Brenner and 5 more, in 1981. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1959 (21)

Former NFL players born in 1959

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Ronnie Lott	S	1981–1994	14	192 GP · 208 tackles, 8.5 sacks	Albuquerque, NM
Dennis Smith	FS	1981–1994	14	184 GP · 90 tackles, 15 sacks	Santa Monica, CA
Lawrence Taylor	LB	1981–1993	13	184 GP · 37 tackles, 132.5 sacks	Williamsburg, VA
Hoby Brenner	TE	1981–1993	13	175 GP · 3,849 rec yds	—
Bill Pickel	DT	1983–1994	12	174 GP · 62 tackles, 56 sacks	Queens, NY
Everson Walls	CB	1981–1993	12	170 GP · 25 tackles, 3 sacks	Dallas, TX
Mike Tice	TE	1981–1995	13	157 GP · 894 rec yds	—
Bryan Hinkle	LB	1982–1993	11	150 GP · 4 tackles, 22.5 sacks	Long Beach, CA
E.J. Junior	LB	1981–1993	11	150 GP · 1 tackles, 36.5 sacks	Salisbury, NC
Pat Beach	TE	1982–1992	10	145 GP · 1,558 rec yds	Grants Pass, OR
Andre Tippett	LB	1983–1993	10	142 GP · 75 tackles, 100 sacks	Birmingham, AL
Chip Banks	LB	1982–1992	10	138 GP · 0 pass yds	—
Sam Mills	LB	1989–1997	9	137 GP · 555 tackles, 20.5 sacks	Neptune, NJ
Keith Willis	DE	1982–1993	10	127 GP · 1 tackles, 59 sacks	Newark, NJ
Wade Wilson	QB	1981–1998	17	125 GP · 17,283 pass yds	Greenville, TX
Felix Carl Wright	DB	1985–1992	8	121 GP · 0 pass yds	Carthage, MO
James Robert McMahon	QB	1982–1996	15	119 GP · 18,148 pass yds	Jersey City, NJ
Rohn Stark	P	1982–1997	16	89 GP · 57 pass yds	Minneapolis, MN
Rich Camarillo	P	1981–1995	15	63 GP · 1 tackles	Whittier, CA
Gary Anderson	PK	1982–2004	23	16 GP · 1 tackles	South Africa
Ken Lanier	OT	1990	1	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Columbus, OH

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.