1978 Atlanta Falcons Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1978 Atlanta Falcons Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Leeman Bennett (9-7)9-71-1Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jim BaileyDT-DEJune 9, 19486’4′253Kansas
Steve BartkowskiQBNovember 12, 19526’4′216California
Bubba BeanRBJanuary 26, 19545’11’195Texas A&M
Greg BrezinaLBJanuary 7, 19466’0′226Houston
Warren BryantTNovember 11, 19556’6′273Kentucky
Rick ByasDBOctober 19, 19505’9′180East. Michigan
Ray EasterlingDBSeptember 3, 19496’0′195Richmond
Mike EspositoRBApril 24, 19536’0′183Boston Col.
Wilson FaumuinaDT-DE-NTAugust 11, 19546’5′275San Jose St.
Edgar FieldsDT-DEMarch 10, 19546’2′255Texas A&M
Wallace FrancisWRNovember 7, 19515’11’190Ark-Pine Bluff
George FranklinRBJuly 5, 19546’3′225Texas A&M-Kingsville
Lewis GilbertTEMay 24, 19566’4′225Florida
Bob GlazebrookDBMarch 7, 19566’1′200Fresno St.
Claude HumphreyDEJune 29, 19446’4′252Tennessee St.
Alfred JacksonWRAugust 3, 19555’11’176Texas
Ernie JacksonDBApril 11, 19505’10’173Duke
John JamesPJanuary 21, 19496’3′197Florida
Alfred JenkinsWRJanuary 25, 19525’10’170Morris Brown
June JonesQBFebruary 19, 19536’4′200Oregon
Mike KennTFebruary 9, 19566’7′273Michigan
Fulton KuykendallLBJune 10, 19536’4′225UCLA
Rolland LawrenceDBMarch 24, 19515’10’179Tabor
Mike LewisDT-DE-NTJuly 14, 19496’4′261Wiley
Tim MazzettiKFebruary 1, 19566’1′175Pennsylvania
Ron McCartneyLBJuly 20, 19546’1′220Tennessee
Dewey McClainLBApril 25, 19546’3′236East Central (OK)
Phil McKinnelyT-G-TEJuly 8, 19546’4′248UCLA
Jeff MerrowDE-DT-LBJuly 12, 19536’4′236West Virginia
Jim MitchellTEOctober 19, 19476’1′234Prairie View
Marv MontgomeryTFebruary 8, 19486’6′255USC
Ken MooreTEJuly 25, 19546’4′232Northern Illinois
Tom MoriartyDBApril 7, 19536’0′185Bowling Green
Garth NapelLBMarch 27, 19546’1′213Texas A&M
Ralph OrtegaLBJuly 6, 19536’2′220Florida
Ricky PattonRBApril 6, 19545’11’190Ferris St.
Dennis PearsonWRFebruary 9, 19555’11’177Washington
Robert PennywellLBNovember 6, 19546’1′222Grambling St.
Tom PridemoreDBApril 29, 19565’10’186West Virginia
Frank ReedDBMay 13, 19545’11’193Washington
Billy RyckmanWRFebruary 28, 19555’11’172Louisiana Tech
Paul RyczekCJune 25, 19526’2′230Virginia
Dave ScottG-TDecember 26, 19536’4′276Kansas
Haskel StanbackRBMarch 19, 19526’0′210Tennessee
Fred SteinfortKNovember 3, 19525’11’180Boston Col.
Steve StewartLBMay 1, 19566’2′217Minnesota
Jim StienkeDBNovember 7, 19505’11’182Texas St.
Ray StrongRBMay 7, 19565’9′184UNLV
R.C. ThielemannG-CAugust 12, 19556’4′255Arkansas
Jeff Van NoteC-G-LBFebruary 7, 19466’2′247Kentucky
James WrightTESeptember 1, 19566’3′240TCU
Jeff YeatesDE-DT-GAugust 3, 19516’3′248Boston Col.