1976 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1976 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Rick Forzano (1-3)6-10–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Lem BarneyDBSeptember 8, 19456’0′188Jackson St.
Lynn BodenG-TJune 5, 19536’3′270South Dakota St.
Russ BolingerG-TSeptember 10, 19546’5′255California-Riverside
Andy BoltonRBMay 23, 19546’1′205Fisk
Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526’1′195Oklahoma
Don CroftDTJanuary 7, 19496’4′254Texas-El Paso
Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516’2′195Purdue
Ben DavisDBOctober 30, 19455’11’180Defiance
Doug EnglishDT-NTAugust 25, 19536’5′255Texas
Dennis FranklinWRAugust 24, 19536’1′185Michigan
Rocky FreitasTSeptember 7, 19456’6′270Oregon St.
Lawrence GainesRBDecember 15, 19536’1′237Wyoming
Larry HandDE-DTJuly 10, 19406’4′250Appalachian St.
Craig HertwigTJanuary 15, 19526’8′270Georgia
David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546’2′229Texas A&M-Kingsville
J.D. HillWROctober 30, 19486’1′202Arizona St.
Jim HooksRBOctober 23, 19505’11’225Central Oklahoma
Billy HowardDE-DTJuly 17, 19506’4′252Alcorn St.
James HunterDBMarch 8, 19546’3′195Grambling St.
Ray JarvisWRFebruary 2, 19496’0′200Norfolk St.
Dick JauronDBOctober 7, 19506’0′190Yale
Levi JohnsonDBOctober 30, 19506’3′196Texas A&M-Kingsville
Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535’10’208Georgia
Bob KowalkowskiGNovember 5, 19436’3′240Virginia
Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466’4′210Massachusetts
Jim LaslavicLBOctober 24, 19516’2′237Penn St.
Ken LongGJuly 24, 19536’3′265Purdue
Errol MannKJune 27, 19416’0′200North Dakota
Mark MarkovichC-GNovember 7, 19526’5′256Penn St.
Jim MitchellDE-DTSeptember 15, 19486’3′245Virginia St.
Jon MorrisCApril 5, 19426’4′254Holy Cross
Garth NapelLBMarch 27, 19546’1′213Texas A&M
Paul NaumoffLBJuly 3, 19456’1′215Tennessee
Ed O’NeilLBSeptember 8, 19526’3′236Penn St.
Herb OrvisDT-DEOctober 17, 19466’5′248Colorado
Bob PicardWRNovember 24, 19496’1′195East. Washington
Reggie PiersonDBDecember 13, 19525’11’185Oklahoma St.
Ernie PriceDESeptember 20, 19506’4′248Texas A&M-Kingsville
Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486’1′195Baylor
Benny RicardoKJanuary 4, 19545’10’175San Diego St.
Charlie SandersTEAugust 25, 19466’4′225Minnesota
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Ian SunterKDecember 21, 19526’1′215none
Bobby ThompsonRBJanuary 16, 19475’11’195Oklahoma
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Maurice TylerDBJuly 19, 19506’0′188Morgan St.
Larry WaltonWR-FLFebruary 8, 19476’0′180Arizona St.
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Herman WeaverPNovember 17, 19486’4′210Tennessee
Charlie WestDBAugust 31, 19466’1′197Angelo State (TX)
John WoodcockDT-DEMarch 19, 19546’3′246New Mexico
Jim YarbroughTOctober 28, 19466’5′265Florida