1971 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1971 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Joe Schmidt (7-6-1)7-6Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Lem BarneyDBSeptember 8, 19456’0′188Jackson St.
Bob BellDT-DEJanuary 25, 19486’4′250Cincinnati
Al ClarkDBFebruary 29, 19486’0′185Grambling St.
Craig CottonTEJuly 7, 19476’5′216Youngstown St.
Dick EveyDT-DE-G,DEFebruary 12, 19416’4′245Tennessee
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
Paul GipsonRBMarch 21, 19466’0′210Houston
Larry HandDE-DTJuly 10, 19406’4′250Appalachian St.
Chuck HughesWRMarch 24, 19435’11’173Texas-El Paso
Ron JessieWRFebruary 4, 19486’0′185Kansas
Bob KowalkowskiGNovember 5, 19436’3′240Virginia
Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466’4′210Massachusetts
Dick LeBeauDBSeptember 9, 19376’1′185Ohio St.
Ken LeeLBSeptember 3, 19486’4′230Washington
Mike LucciLBDecember 29, 19396’2′230Pittsburgh
Errol MannKJune 27, 19416’0′200North Dakota
Earl McCullouchWR-SEJanuary 10, 19465’11’175USC
Jim MitchellDE-DTSeptember 15, 19486’3′245Virginia St.
Ed MooneyLBFebruary 26, 19456’2′225Texas Tech
Bill MunsonQBAugust 11, 19416’2′203Utah St.
Paul NaumoffLBJuly 3, 19456’1′215Tennessee
Steve OwensRBDecember 9, 19476’2′215Oklahoma
Ray ParsonTMay 30, 19476’4′245Minnesota
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
Altie TaylorRBSeptember 29, 19475’10’200Utah St.
Dave ThompsonT-C-GFebruary 1, 19496’4′270Clemson
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.
Larry WaltonWR-FLFebruary 8, 19476’0′180Arizona St.
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Herman WeaverPNovember 17, 19486’4′210Tennessee
Mike WegerDBOctober 2, 19456’2′200Bowling Green
Bobby WilliamsDBFebruary 28, 19426’0′205Central Oklahoma
Larry WoodsDTMay 11, 19486’6′260Tennessee St.
Jim YarbroughTOctober 28, 19466’5′265Florida
Mickey ZofkoRBJune 8, 19496’3′195Auburn