1979 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Monte Clark (2-14)2-14–Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526’2′194Pierce College CA)
Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485’10’170Texas Southern
John ArnoldWROctober 5, 19555’10’175Wyoming
Al BakerDEDecember 9, 19566’6′265Colorado St.
Karl BaldischwilerTJanuary 19, 19566’5′265Oklahoma
Luther BlueWROctober 21, 19545’11’185Iowa St.
Russ BolingerG-TSeptember 10, 19546’5′255California-Riverside
Luther BradleyDBMay 7, 19556’2′195Notre Dame
Jon BrooksLBJune 22, 19576’2′215Clemson
Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526’1′195Oklahoma
Ken CallicuttRBAugust 20, 19556’0′190Clemson
Karl ChandlerC-GFebruary 15, 19526’5′250Princeton
Garry CobbLBMarch 16, 19576’2′227USC
Eddie ColeLBDecember 16, 19566’2′235Mississippi
Keith DorneyT-GDecember 3, 19576’5′268Penn St.
Cleveland ElamDT-DEApril 5, 19526’4′252Tennessee St.
Homer EliasG-TMay 1, 19556’3′255Tennessee St.
Ken EllisDBSeptember 27, 19475’10’190Southern
Doug EnglishDT-NTAugust 25, 19536’5′255Texas
Ken FantettiLBApril 7, 19576’2′230Wyoming
Amos FowlerC-GFebruary 11, 19566’3′250Southern Miss
Dennis FranksCMay 29, 19536’1′241Michigan
Lawrence GainesRBDecember 15, 19536’1′237Wyoming
Dave GallagherDE-DTJanuary 2, 19526’4′256Michigan
William GayDE-DT-TEMay 28, 19556’5′250USC
Jerry GolsteynQBAugust 6, 19546’4′207Northern Illinois
James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576’1′224Florida
David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546’2′229Texas A&M-Kingsville
James HunterDBMarch 8, 19546’3′195Grambling St.
Scott HunterQBNovember 11, 19476’2′205Alabama
Ernie JacksonDBApril 11, 19505’10’173Duke
Doug JonesDBMay 31, 19506’2′202Arizona St.
Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545’11’200Oregon
Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535’10’208Georgia
Jeff KomloQBJuly 30, 19566’2′200Delaware
Tony LeonardDBFebruary 28, 19535’11’170Virginia Union
Eddie LewisDBDecember 15, 19536’0′177Kansas
Don MorrisonT-CDecember 16, 19496’5′255Texas-Arlington
Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576’4′230Georgia
Ed O’NeilLBSeptember 8, 19526’3′236Penn St.
Dave ParkinDBJanuary 7, 19566’0′191Utah St.
Don PattersonDBOctober 31, 19575’11’175Georgia Tech
Wally PesuitG-C-T-DEMarch 4, 19546’4′252Kentucky
Dave PureiforyDE-DTJuly 12, 19496’1′260East. Michigan
Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486’1′195Baylor
Benny RicardoKJanuary 4, 19545’10’175San Diego St.
Bo RobinsonRB-TEMay 27, 19566’2′228West Texas A&M
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526’2′180Amherst
Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556’0′192Ohio St.
Jimmy StewartDBOctober 15, 19545’11’190Tulsa
Larry SwiderPFebruary 1, 19556’2′195Pittsburgh
Larry TearryCApril 24, 19566’3′260Wake Forest
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Dave WashingtonLB-TESeptember 12, 19486’5′223Alcorn St.
Gene WashingtonWR-SEJanuary 14, 19476’2′185Stanford
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Walt WilliamsDBJuly 10, 19546’1′185Ashland
Robert WoodsWRJuly 3, 19555’7′170Grambling St.