1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Noll (14-2) | 14-2 | 3-0 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Won Super Bowl |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Fred Anderson | DE-DT | October 30, 1954 | 6’4′ | 238 | Oregon St. |
Larry Anderson | DB | September 25, 1956 | 5’11’ | 183 | Louisiana Tech |
John Banaszak | DE-DT | August 24, 1950 | 6’3′ | 242 | East. Michigan |
Tom Beasley | DE-DT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 253 | Virginia Tech |
Theo Bell | WR | December 21, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Arizona |
Rocky Bleier | RB | March 5, 1946 | 5’11’ | 210 | Notre Dame |
Mel Blount | DB | April 10, 1948 | 6’3′ | 205 | Southern |
Terry Bradshaw | QB | September 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Louisiana Tech |
Larry Brown | T-TE | June 16, 1949 | 6’4′ | 246 | Kansas |
Robin Cole | LB-DE | September 11, 1955 | 6’2′ | 220 | New Mexico |
Craig Colquitt | P | June 9, 1954 | 6’1′ | 182 | Tennessee |
Steve Courson | G | October 1, 1955 | 6’1′ | 274 | South Carolina |
Bennie Cunningham | TE | December 23, 1954 | 6’5′ | 254 | Clemson |
Sam Davis | G | July 5, 1944 | 6’1′ | 255 | Allen |
Jack Deloplaine | RB | April 21, 1954 | 5’10’ | 205 | Salem |
Tony Dungy | DB-QB | October 6, 1955 | 6’0′ | 188 | Minnesota |
Gary Dunn | NT-DT-DE | August 24, 1953 | 6’3′ | 258 | Miami (FL) |
Steve Furness | DT-DE | December 5, 1950 | 6’4′ | 255 | Rhode Island |
Wentford Gaines | DB | February 4, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Ferrum |
Roy Gerela | K | April 2, 1948 | 5’10’ | 185 | New Mexico St. |
Joe Greene | DT | September 24, 1946 | 6’4′ | 275 | North Texas |
L.C. Greenwood | DE | September 8, 1946 | 6’6′ | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
Randy Grossman | TE | September 20, 1952 | 6’1′ | 218 | Temple |
Jack Ham | LB | December 23, 1948 | 6’1′ | 225 | Penn St. |
Franco Harris | RB | March 7, 1950 | 6’2′ | 230 | Penn St. |
Ron Johnson | DB | June 8, 1956 | 5’10’ | 200 | East. Michigan |
Jon Kolb | T-C | August 30, 1947 | 6’2′ | 262 | Oklahoma St. |
Mike Kruczek | QB | March 15, 1953 | 6’1′ | 202 | Boston Col. |
Jack Lambert | LB | July 8, 1952 | 6’4′ | 220 | Kent St. |
Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6’2′ | 224 | Michigan |
Alvin Maxson | RB | November 12, 1951 | 5’11’ | 205 | SMU |
Rick Moser | RB | December 18, 1956 | 6’0′ | 210 | Rhode Island |
Gerry Mullins | G-T | August 24, 1949 | 6’3′ | 244 | USC |
Ray Oldham | DB | February 23, 1951 | 6’0′ | 200 | Middle Tenn. St. |
Ted Petersen | T-C-G | February 7, 1955 | 6’5′ | 244 | East. Illinois |
Ray Pinney | T-G-C | June 29, 1954 | 6’4′ | 251 | Washington |
Randy Reutershan | WR | June 30, 1955 | 5’10’ | 182 | Pittsburgh |
Donnie Shell | DB | August 26, 1952 | 5’11’ | 190 | South Carolina St. |
Jim Smith | WR | July 20, 1955 | 6’2′ | 205 | Michigan |
John Stallworth | WR | July 15, 1952 | 6’2′ | 191 | Alabama A&M |
Lynn Swann | WR | March 7, 1952 | 5’11’ | 180 | USC |
Nat Terry | DB | July 20, 1956 | 5’11’ | 167 | Florida St. |
Sidney Thornton | RB | September 2, 1954 | 5’11’ | 230 | NW State (LA) |
Loren Toews | LB | November 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 220 | California |
Mike Wagner | DB | June 22, 1949 | 6’1′ | 210 | West. Illinois |
Mike Webster | C-G | March 18, 1952 | 6’1′ | 255 | Wisconsin |
Dwight White | DE | July 30, 1949 | 6’4′ | 255 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
Dirt Winston | LB | October 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 228 | Arkansas |