1972 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1972 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Joe Schmidt (8-5-1)8-5–Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Al BarnesWRJuly 4, 19496’1′170New Mexico St.
Lem BarneyDBSeptember 8, 19456’0′188Jackson St.
Bob BellDT-DEJanuary 25, 19486’4′250Cincinnati
Craig CottonTEJuly 7, 19476’5′216Youngstown St.
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
John GordonDTAugust 29, 19486’6′260New Mexico St.
Gene HamlinCJuly 26, 19466’3′245West. Michigan
Larry HandDE-DTJuly 10, 19406’4′250Appalachian St.
John HiltonTEMarch 12, 19426’5′225Richmond
Leon JenkinsDBAugust 26, 19505’11’165West Virginia
Ron JessieWRFebruary 4, 19486’0′185Kansas
Gordon JolleyG-TMay 22, 19496’5′250Utah
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
Errol MannKJune 27, 19416’0′200North Dakota
Earl McCullouchWR-SEJanuary 10, 19465’11’175USC
Jim MitchellDE-DTSeptember 15, 19486’3′245Virginia St.
Bill MunsonQBAugust 11, 19416’2′203Utah St.
Paul NaumoffLBJuly 3, 19456’1′215Tennessee
Rick OgleLBJanuary 14, 19496’3′230Colorado
Herb OrvisDT-DEOctober 17, 19466’5′248Colorado
Steve OwensRBDecember 9, 19476’2′215Oklahoma
Charlie PottsDBApril 29, 19496’3′210Purdue
Al RandolphDBJuly 8, 19446’2′205Iowa
Rocky RasleyGApril 27, 19476’3′250Oregon St.
Wayne RasmussenDBJune 7, 19426’2′175South Dakota St.
Rudy RedmondDBAugust 25, 19476’1′196Pacific
Charlie SandersTEAugust 25, 19466’4′225Minnesota
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Joe SchmiesingDE-DTApril 1, 19456’4′245Minnesota
Bob TatarekDTJuly 3, 19466’4′270Miami (FL)
Altie TaylorRBSeptember 29, 19475’10’200Utah St.
Dave ThompsonT-C-GFebruary 1, 19496’4′270Clemson
Bill TriplettRB-DBMay 9, 19406’2′215Miami (OH)
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
Larry WoodsDTMay 11, 19486’6′260Tennessee St.
Jim YarbroughTOctober 28, 19466’5′265Florida
Adrian YoungLBJanuary 31, 19466’1′232USC
Mickey ZofkoRBJune 8, 19496’3′195Auburn