1979 Detroit Lions Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Monte Clark (2-14) | 2-14 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Jimmy Allen | DB | March 6, 1952 | 6’2′ | 194 | Pierce College CA) |
Nate Allen | DB | May 13, 1948 | 5’10’ | 170 | Texas Southern |
John Arnold | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5’10’ | 175 | Wyoming |
Al Baker | DE | December 9, 1956 | 6’6′ | 265 | Colorado St. |
Karl Baldischwiler | T | January 19, 1956 | 6’5′ | 265 | Oklahoma |
Luther Blue | WR | October 21, 1954 | 5’11’ | 185 | Iowa St. |
Russ Bolinger | G-T | September 10, 1954 | 6’5′ | 255 | California-Riverside |
Luther Bradley | DB | May 7, 1955 | 6’2′ | 195 | Notre Dame |
Jon Brooks | LB | June 22, 1957 | 6’2′ | 215 | Clemson |
Dexter Bussey | RB | March 11, 1952 | 6’1′ | 195 | Oklahoma |
Ken Callicutt | RB | August 20, 1955 | 6’0′ | 190 | Clemson |
Karl Chandler | C-G | February 15, 1952 | 6’5′ | 250 | Princeton |
Garry Cobb | LB | March 16, 1957 | 6’2′ | 227 | USC |
Eddie Cole | LB | December 16, 1956 | 6’2′ | 235 | Mississippi |
Keith Dorney | T-G | December 3, 1957 | 6’5′ | 268 | Penn St. |
Cleveland Elam | DT-DE | April 5, 1952 | 6’4′ | 252 | Tennessee St. |
Homer Elias | G-T | May 1, 1955 | 6’3′ | 255 | Tennessee St. |
Ken Ellis | DB | September 27, 1947 | 5’10’ | 190 | Southern |
Doug English | DT-NT | August 25, 1953 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas |
Ken Fantetti | LB | April 7, 1957 | 6’2′ | 230 | Wyoming |
Amos Fowler | C-G | February 11, 1956 | 6’3′ | 250 | Southern Miss |
Dennis Franks | C | May 29, 1953 | 6’1′ | 241 | Michigan |
Lawrence Gaines | RB | December 15, 1953 | 6’1′ | 237 | Wyoming |
Dave Gallagher | DE-DT | January 2, 1952 | 6’4′ | 256 | Michigan |
William Gay | DE-DT-TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’5′ | 250 | USC |
Jerry Golsteyn | QB | August 6, 1954 | 6’4′ | 207 | Northern Illinois |
James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6’1′ | 224 | Florida |
David Hill | TE | January 1, 1954 | 6’2′ | 229 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
James Hunter | DB | March 8, 1954 | 6’3′ | 195 | Grambling St. |
Scott Hunter | QB | November 11, 1947 | 6’2′ | 205 | Alabama |
Ernie Jackson | DB | April 11, 1950 | 5’10’ | 173 | Duke |
Doug Jones | DB | May 31, 1950 | 6’2′ | 202 | Arizona St. |
Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5’11’ | 200 | Oregon |
Horace King | RB | March 5, 1953 | 5’10’ | 208 | Georgia |
Jeff Komlo | QB | July 30, 1956 | 6’2′ | 200 | Delaware |
Tony Leonard | DB | February 28, 1953 | 5’11’ | 170 | Virginia Union |
Eddie Lewis | DB | December 15, 1953 | 6’0′ | 177 | Kansas |
Don Morrison | T-C | December 16, 1949 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas-Arlington |
Ulysses Norris | TE | January 15, 1957 | 6’4′ | 230 | Georgia |
Ed O’Neil | LB | September 8, 1952 | 6’3′ | 236 | Penn St. |
Dave Parkin | DB | January 7, 1956 | 6’0′ | 191 | Utah St. |
Don Patterson | DB | October 31, 1957 | 5’11’ | 175 | Georgia Tech |
Wally Pesuit | G-C-T-DE | March 4, 1954 | 6’4′ | 252 | Kentucky |
Dave Pureifory | DE-DT | July 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 260 | East. Michigan |
Joe Reed | QB | January 8, 1948 | 6’1′ | 195 | Baylor |
Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5’10’ | 175 | San Diego St. |
Bo Robinson | RB-TE | May 27, 1956 | 6’2′ | 228 | West Texas A&M |
Ken Sanders | DE | August 22, 1950 | 6’5′ | 240 | Howard Payne |
Freddie Scott | WR | August 5, 1952 | 6’2′ | 180 | Amherst |
Tom Skladany | P | June 29, 1955 | 6’0′ | 192 | Ohio St. |
Jimmy Stewart | DB | October 15, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Tulsa |
Larry Swider | P | February 1, 1955 | 6’2′ | 195 | Pittsburgh |
Larry Tearry | C | April 24, 1956 | 6’3′ | 260 | Wake Forest |
Leonard Thompson | WR-HB | July 28, 1952 | 5’11’ | 192 | Oklahoma St. |
Dave Washington | LB-TE | September 12, 1948 | 6’5′ | 223 | Alcorn St. |
Gene Washington | WR-SE | January 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 185 | Stanford |
Charlie Weaver | LB | July 12, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
Walt Williams | DB | July 10, 1954 | 6’1′ | 185 | Ashland |
Robert Woods | WR | July 3, 1955 | 5’7′ | 170 | Grambling St. |