1979 Cleveland Browns Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Cleveland Browns Team Info

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

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Willis AdamsWRAugust 22, 19566’2′194Houston
Lyle AlzadoDE-DTApril 3, 19496’3′255Yankton
Dick AmbroseLBJanuary 17, 19536’0′235Virginia
Ron BoltonDBApril 16, 19506’2′180Norfolk St.
Henry BradleyNT-DTSeptember 4, 19536’2′261Alcorn St.
George BuehlerGAugust 10, 19476’2′260Stanford
Clinton BurrellDBSeptember 4, 19566’1′192LSU
Don CockroftKFebruary 6, 19456’2′195Adams St.
Thom DardenDBAugust 28, 19506’2′195Michigan
Oliver DavisDBAugust 29, 19546’1′203Tennessee St.
Tom DeLeoneCAugust 13, 19506’2′248Ohio St.
Doug DiekenTFebruary 12, 19496’5′254Illinois
Rich DimlerDTJuly 18, 19566’6′260USC
Johnny EvansP-QBFebruary 18, 19566’1′197North Carolina St.
Ricky FeacherWRFebruary 11, 19545’10’174Miss. Valley St.
Dave GrafLBAugust 5, 19536’2′215Penn St.
Jack GregoryDEOctober 3, 19446’5′250Tenn-Chattanooga
Charlie HallLBDecember 2, 19486’3′220Houston
Dino HallRBDecember 6, 19555’7′165Rowan
Calvin HillRBJanuary 2, 19476’4′227Yale
Gerald IronsLBMay 2, 19476’2′230Md-Eastern Shore
Robert JacksonLBAugust 7, 19546’1′230Texas A&M
Robert JacksonG-T-CApril 1, 19536’2′255Duke
Lawrence JohnsonDBSeptember 11, 19575’11’204Wisconsin
Ricky JonesLB-DBMarch 9, 19556’1′211Tuskegee
Dave LoganWRFebruary 2, 19546’4′219Colorado
Clay MatthewsLBMarch 15, 19566’2′245USC
Cleo MillerRBSeptember 5, 19525’11’207Ark-Pine Bluff
Mark MillerQBAugust 13, 19566’2′176Bowling Green
Matt MillerT-GJuly 30, 19566’6′270Colorado
Pat MoriartyRBMay 19, 19556’0′195Georgia Tech
Ozzie NewsomeTEMarch 16, 19566’2′232Alabama
Greg PruittRBAugust 18, 19515’10’190Oklahoma
Mike PruittRBApril 3, 19546’0′222Purdue
Randy RichDBDecember 28, 19535’10’178New Mexico
Cody RisienT-GMarch 22, 19576’7′269Texas A&M
Reggie RuckerWRSeptember 21, 19476’2′195Boston Univ.
Clarence ScottDBApril 9, 19496’0′190Kansas St.
Henry SheppardG-TNovember 12, 19526’6′255SMU
Jerry SherkDT-DE-NTJuly 7, 19486’4′258Oklahoma St.
Mickey SimsDT-NTMarch 5, 19556’5′278South Carolina St.
Brian SipeQBAugust 8, 19496’1′195San Diego St.
John SmithWRJanuary 27, 19566’0′175Tennessee St.
Mike St. ClairDESeptember 2, 19536’5′248Iowa Central
Gerry SullivanT-C-GJanuary 15, 19526’4′250Illinois
Curtis WeathersLB-TESeptember 16, 19566’5′224Mississippi
Keith WrightWRJanuary 30, 19565’10’172Memphis