1968 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1968 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Joe Schmidt (4-8-2)4-8Finished 4th in the NFL’s Central Division

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
John BakerDE-DT-TJune 10, 19356’6′279North Carolina Central
Lem BarneyDBSeptember 8, 19456’0′188Jackson St.
Charlie BradshawTMarch 13, 19366’6′255Baylor
Mike CampbellRBMay 29, 19455’11’200Lenoir-Rhyne
Gail CogdillSE-WRApril 7, 19376’3′200Washington St.
Bill CottrellT-G-CSeptember 18, 19446’4′255Delaware Valley
Jerry DePoysterKJuly 6, 19466’1′200Wyoming
Nick EddyRBAugust 23, 19446’1′210Notre Dame
Mel FarrRBNovember 3, 19446’2′210UCLA
Ed FlanaganCFebruary 23, 19446’3′245Purdue
Rocky FreitasTSeptember 7, 19456’6′270Oregon St.
Frank GallagherGMarch 2, 19436’2′245North Carolina
Billy GambrellSE-FL-WRSeptember 18, 19415’10’175South Carolina
Jim GibbonsE-TESeptember 26, 19366’2′220Iowa
Larry HandDE-DTJuly 10, 19406’4′250Appalachian St.
Lew KamanuDEApril 9, 19446’4′245Weber St.
Alex KarrasDTJuly 15, 19356’2′248Iowa
Greg KentT-DEJuly 18, 19436’6′275Wisconsin
Dave KopayRBJune 28, 19426’0′218Washington
Bob KowalkowskiGNovember 5, 19436’3′240Virginia
Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466’4′210Massachusetts
Dick LeBeauDBSeptember 9, 19376’1′185Ohio St.
Mike LucciLBDecember 29, 19396’2′230Pittsburgh
Bill MalinchakSE-WRApril 2, 19446’1′200Indiana
Earl McCullouchWR-SEJanuary 10, 19465’11’175USC
Ed MooneyLBFebruary 26, 19456’2′225Texas Tech
Denis MooreDT-DEJuly 18, 19446’5′255USC
Bill MunsonQBAugust 11, 19416’2′203Utah St.
Paul NaumoffLBJuly 3, 19456’1′215Tennessee
Tom NowatzkeFB-LBSeptember 30, 19426’3′230Indiana
Phil OdleWRNovember 23, 19425’11’195BYU
Wayne RasmussenDBJune 7, 19426’2′175South Dakota St.
Joe RobbDE-LBMarch 15, 19376’3′238TCU
Jerry RushDTAugust 7, 19426’4′265Michigan St.
Charlie SandersTEAugust 25, 19466’4′225Minnesota
Roger ShoalsTDecember 13, 19386’4′260Maryland
Chuck SieminskiDTJuly 3, 19406’5′270Penn St.
Bill SwainLBFebruary 22, 19416’2′230Oregon
Bobby ThompsonDBMarch 30, 19395’11’188Arizona
Bill TriplettRB-DBMay 9, 19406’2′215Miami (OH)
Tom VaughnDBFebruary 28, 19435’11’190Iowa St.
Wayne WalkerLBSeptember 30, 19366’2′225Idaho
Chuck WaltonGJuly 7, 19416’3′253Iowa St.
Mike WegerDBOctober 2, 19456’2′200Bowling Green
Jim WelchDBMarch 17, 19386’0′196SMU