* 1959 – Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler

Jay Scott Greenspan ( born September 23, 1959 ), better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, director, producer, writer, singer, and comedian.

However, a new professional team in the area did not surface again until August 1959, when Minneapolis businessmen Bill Boyer, H. P. Skoglund, and Max Winter were awarded a franchise in the new American Football League ( AFL ).

Research and professional organizations include the Parapsychological Association ; the Society for Psychical Research, publisher of the Journal of Society for Psychical Research ; the American Society for Psychical Research, publisher of the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research ( last published in 2004 ); the Rhine Research Center and Institute for Parapsychology, publisher of the Journal of Parapsychology ; the Parapsychology Foundation, which published the International Journal of Parapsychology ( between 1959 to 1968 and 2000 – 2001 ) and the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research, publisher of the Australian Journal of Parapsychology.

* Sting ( wrestler ) ( born 1959 ), ring name of American professional wrestler Steve Borden

Her true professional career began at that 1959 Newport Folk Festival ; following that appearance, she recorded her first album for Vanguard, Joan Baez ( 1960 ), produced by Fred Hellerman of The Weavers, who produced many albums by folk artists.

During their run of four Stanley Cup championships and a fifth finals appearance, the Islanders won 19 straight playoff series, the longest streak in the history of professional sports ( one more than the 1959 – 67 streak by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ).

Lee Haney ( born November 11, 1959 in Spartanburg, South Carolina ) is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder.

After a brief time in a folk group called the Casual Quintet, the Smothers made their first professional appearance as a duo in February 1959 at The Purple Onion in San Francisco.

* Jim Burt ( born 1959 ), professional football player.

* Clinton Wheeler ( born 1959 ), former professional basketball player.

* William Frederick Hoppe ( 1887 – 1959 ) known as Willie Hoppe, professional carom billiards champion

Hennon was picked 41st by the Cincinnati Royals in the sixth round of the 1959 NBA Draft, but turned down professional basketball in order to study medicine.

* Charles Gilbert " Chick " King — Outfielder, Detroit Tigers 1954-56, Chicago Cubs 1958-59 and St. Louis Cardinals 1959, first two-sport professional athlete

* Kenneth Sims ( born 1959 )-Former professional football player ( New England Patriots ; 1982 – 1989 )

Tony Canzoneri ( November 6, 1908 – December 9, 1959 in Slidell, Louisiana ) was an American professional boxer.

Archie Moore ( born Archibald Lee Wright ; December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998 ), was an American professional boxer and the Light Heavyweight World Champion ( 1952 – 1959 and 1961 ), who had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport.

Bart's first professional musical was the 1959 Lock Up Your Daughters, based on the 18th century play Rape Upon Rape, by Henry Fielding.

He then moved to the ranks of professional football, where he headed the NFL's Los Angeles Rams ( 1955 – 1959 ), the American Football League's Los Angeles and San Diego Chargers ( 1960 – 1969 ), and the NFL's Chargers ( 1971 ), and Houston Oilers ( 1973 – 1974 ), amassing a career record of 123 – 104 – 7 in the National Football League and the American Football League.

Dante Daniel " Danny " Bonaduce ( born August 13, 1959 ) is an American radio / television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor.

* Dag Erik Pedersen ( 1959 ), TV-personality and former professional cyclist

He started his career as a professional boxer with a loss, being defeated by decision in eight rounds by Juan José Jiménez, October 23 of 1959 in Santo Domingo.

Steffen Tangstad ( born 22 June 1959 ) is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.

In 1959, he signed his first professional contract as a pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

* 1959 – Jim McMahon, American football player

* 1959 – Arno Pijpers, Dutch football coach

* 1959 – Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player

He served under Bob Bronzan as a graduate assistant coach on the Spartans football coaching staff and graduated with a master's degree in physical education from San Jose State in 1959.

* 1959 – Andre Tippett, American football player

* 1959 – Antonis Manikas, Greek football manager and former footballer

* 1959 – Cris Collinsworth, American football player

* 1959 – Hugh Green, American football player

* 1959 – Gary Anderson, American football player

* 1959 – Russ Grimm, American football player

* 1959 – Ronnie Lott, American football player

* 1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and football manager

* 1959 – Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football manager

Walter received his last cap during the semi-final against Sweden in the 1958 World Cup, suffering an injury which ended his international career, and retired from football in 1959.

A circular club badge was adopted in 1959 and featured a lion rampant, an old-style football and the club's motto Ready, which was shortened from Aye Ready ( meaning Always Ready in Scots ), all surrounded by the team name, Rangers Football Club.

* Górnik Zabrze-men football team ( Polish Champion 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 ; Polish Cup winner 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 ; Polish Supercup winner 1988 )

* Billy Cannon, All-American football player, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.

* Billy Ard ( born 1959 ), former New York Giants football player.

* Brad Wright, the head football coach at Texas State University-San Marcos, until he was fired in November of 2010, was born in Pearsall in 1959.

* Lawrence Taylor ( born 1959 ), retired Hall of Fame American football player.

The Katy Tigers of Katy High School won the 5A state football title in 1959, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2008.

James Robert " Jim " McMahon, Jr. ( born August 21, 1959 ) is a former American football player.