1979 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Leeman Bennett (6-10) | 6-10 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
William Andrews | RB | December 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 206 | Auburn |
Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 216 | California |
Bubba Bean | RB | January 26, 1954 | 5’11’ | 195 | Texas A&M |
Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6’0′ | 226 | Houston |
Warren Bryant | T | November 11, 1955 | 6’6′ | 273 | Kentucky |
Rick Byas | DB | October 19, 1950 | 5’9′ | 180 | East. Michigan |
Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6’1′ | 233 | Colorado |
Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6’1′ | 205 | USC |
Tony Daykin | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6’1′ | 215 | Georgia Tech |
Ray Easterling | DB | September 3, 1949 | 6’0′ | 195 | Richmond |
Wilson Faumuina | DT-DE-NT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 275 | San Jose St. |
Edgar Fields | DT-DE | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 255 | Texas A&M |
Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
Bob Glazebrook | DB | March 7, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Fresno St. |
Pat Howell | G | March 12, 1957 | 6’5′ | 257 | USC |
Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5’11’ | 176 | Texas |
John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6’3′ | 197 | Florida |
Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5’10’ | 170 | Morris Brown |
June Jones | QB | February 19, 1953 | 6’4′ | 200 | Oregon |
Mike Kenn | T | February 9, 1956 | 6’7′ | 273 | Michigan |
Jerome King | DB | January 4, 1955 | 5’10’ | 175 | Purdue |
Fulton Kuykendall | LB | June 10, 1953 | 6’4′ | 225 | UCLA |
Rolland Lawrence | DB | March 24, 1951 | 5’10’ | 179 | Tabor |
Mike Lewis | DT-DE-NT | July 14, 1949 | 6’4′ | 261 | Wiley |
James Mayberry | RB | November 5, 1957 | 5’11’ | 210 | Colorado |
Tim Mazzetti | K | February 1, 1956 | 6’1′ | 175 | Pennsylvania |
Ron McCartney | LB | July 20, 1954 | 6’1′ | 220 | Tennessee |
Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6’3′ | 236 | East Central (OK) |
Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6’4′ | 248 | UCLA |
Jeff Merrow | DE-DT-LB | July 12, 1953 | 6’4′ | 236 | West Virginia |
Russ Mikeska | TE | September 10, 1955 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M |
Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6’1′ | 234 | Prairie View |
Tom Moriarty | DB | April 7, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Bowling Green |
Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6’4′ | 200 | California-Davis |
Ricky Patton | RB | April 6, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ferris St. |
Dennis Pearson | WR | February 9, 1955 | 5’11’ | 177 | Washington |
Robert Pennywell | LB | November 6, 1954 | 6’1′ | 222 | Grambling St. |
Tom Pridemore | DB | April 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 186 | West Virginia |
Frank Reed | DB | May 13, 1954 | 5’11’ | 193 | Washington |
Billy Ryckman | WR | February 28, 1955 | 5’11’ | 172 | Louisiana Tech |
Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6’2′ | 230 | Virginia |
Dave Scott | G-T | December 26, 1953 | 6’4′ | 276 | Kansas |
Don Smith | NT-DE-DT | May 9, 1957 | 6’5′ | 256 | Miami (FL) |
Haskel Stanback | RB | March 19, 1952 | 6’0′ | 210 | Tennessee |
Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | UNLV |
R.C. Thielemann | G-C | August 12, 1955 | 6’4′ | 255 | Arkansas |
Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
Joel Williams | LB | December 13, 1956 | 6’1′ | 222 | Peru St. |
Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 248 | Boston Col. |
Mike Zele | NT-DT | July 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 239 | Kent St. |