1977 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1977 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Tommy Hudspeth (6-8)​6-8–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Gary AndersonGSeptember 22, 19556’3′253Stanford
Lem BarneyDBSeptember 8, 19456’0′188Jackson St.
Luther BlueWROctober 21, 19545’11’185Iowa 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
Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516’2′195Purdue
Tony DaykinLBMay 13, 19556’1′215Georgia Tech
Doug EnglishDT-NTAugust 25, 19536’5′255Texas
Rocky FreitasTSeptember 7, 19456’6′270Oregon St.
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.
Mitch HoopesPJuly 8, 19536’1′207Arizona
Marv HubbardRBMay 7, 19466’1′225Colgate
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
Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545’11’200Oregon
Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535’10’208Georgia
Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466’4′210Massachusetts
Bill LarsonTEOctober 7, 19536’4′225Colorado St.
Jim LaslavicLBOctober 24, 19516’2′237Penn St.
Mark MarkovichC-GNovember 7, 19526’5′256Penn St.
Mike McGrawLBDecember 27, 19536’2′225Wyoming
Steve Mike-MayerKSeptember 8, 19476’0′180Maryland
Jim MitchellDE-DTSeptember 15, 19486’3′245Virginia St.
Melvin MitchellG-C-TFebruary 21, 19536’3′260Tennessee 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
Eddie PaytonRBAugust 3, 19515’8′175Jackson St.
Reggie PinkneyDBMay 27, 19555’11’190East Carolina
Ernie PriceDESeptember 20, 19506’4′248Texas A&M-Kingsville
Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486’1′195Baylor
Randy RichDBDecember 28, 19535’10’178New Mexico
Charlie SandersTEAugust 25, 19466’4′225Minnesota
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Dave SimonsonTMay 2, 19526’6′246Minnesota
Wilbur SummersPAugust 6, 19546’4′220Louisville
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Charlie WestDBAugust 31, 19466’1′197Angelo State (TX)
Tom WickertT-GApril 5, 19526’4′246Washington St.
Walt WilliamsDBJuly 10, 19546’1′185Ashland
John WoodcockDT-DEMarch 19, 19546’3′246New Mexico
Jim YarbroughTOctober 28, 19466’5′265Florida