1978 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1978 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Monte Clark (7-9)7-9–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526’2′194Pierce College CA)
Gary AndersonGSeptember 22, 19556’3′253Stanford
Al BakerDEDecember 9, 19566’6′265Colorado St.
Karl BaldischwilerTJanuary 19, 19566’5′265Oklahoma
Luther BlueWROctober 21, 19545’11’185Iowa St.
Lynn BodenG-TJune 5, 19536’3′270South Dakota St.
Andy BoltonRBMay 23, 19546’1′205Fisk
Luther BradleyDBMay 7, 19556’2′195Notre Dame
Willie BrockCSeptember 20, 19556’3′250Colorado
Mike BurnsDBApril 6, 19546’0′181USC
Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526’1′195Oklahoma
Ken CallicuttRBAugust 20, 19556’0′190Clemson
Karl ChandlerC-GFebruary 15, 19526’5′250Princeton
Bill CookeDT-DE-TFebruary 26, 19516’5′249Connecticut
Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516’2′195Purdue
Tony DaykinLBMay 13, 19556’1′215Georgia Tech
Dan DickelLBAugust 24, 19526’3′225Iowa
Homer EliasG-TMay 1, 19556’3′255Tennessee St.
Doug EnglishDT-NTAugust 25, 19536’5′255Texas
Bill FiferTOctober 26, 19556’4′250West Texas A&M
Amos FowlerC-GFebruary 11, 19566’3′250Southern Miss
Lawrence GainesRBDecember 15, 19536’1′237Wyoming
Dave GallagherDE-DTJanuary 2, 19526’4′256Michigan
William GayDE-DT-TEMay 28, 19556’5′250USC
Dan GrayDTJanuary 29, 19566’6′240Rutgers
Donnie GreenTJuly 12, 19486’7′272Purdue
Donnie HickmanGJune 11, 19556’2′261USC
David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546’2′229Texas A&M-Kingsville
James HunterDBMarch 8, 19546’3′195Grambling St.
Ray JarvisWRFebruary 2, 19496’0′200Norfolk St.
Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545’11’200Oregon
Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535’10’208Georgia
Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466’4′210Massachusetts
Tony LeonardDBFebruary 28, 19535’11’170Virginia Union
Willie McGeeWRMay 14, 19505’11’179Alcorn St.
Mike MontlerC-G-TJanuary 10, 19446’5′254Colorado
Paul NaumoffLBJuly 3, 19456’1′215Tennessee
Ed O’NeilLBSeptember 8, 19526’3′236Penn St.
Brad OatesT-GSeptember 30, 19536’6′274Duke
Reggie PinkneyDBMay 27, 19555’11’190East Carolina
Ernie PriceDESeptember 20, 19506’4′248Texas A&M-Kingsville
Dave PureiforyDE-DTJuly 12, 19496’1′260East. Michigan
Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486’1′195Baylor
Bruce RhodesDBApril 17, 19526’0′187San Francisco St.
Benny RicardoKJanuary 4, 19545’10’175San Diego St.
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526’2′180Amherst
Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556’0′192Ohio St.
John SokoloskyCApril 2, 19566’2′240Wayne State (MI)
Tony SumlerDBApril 10, 19565’10’185Wichita St.
Larry TearryCApril 24, 19566’3′260Wake Forest
Nat TerryDBJuly 20, 19565’11’167Florida St.
Jesse ThompsonWRMarch 12, 19566’1′185California
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Dave WashingtonLB-TESeptember 12, 19486’5′223Alcorn St.
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Walt WilliamsDBJuly 10, 19546’1′185Ashland
John WoodcockDT-DEMarch 19, 19546’3′246New Mexico