1979 Miami Dolphins Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Miami Dolphins Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Don Shula (10-6)10-60-1Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference East DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Charlie BabbDBFebruary 4, 19506’0′190Memphis
Carl BarisichDT-NTJuly 12, 19516’4′258Princeton
Bob BaumhowerNTAugust 4, 19556’5′261Alabama
Guy BenjaminQBJune 27, 19556’4′210Stanford
Don BessillieuDBMay 4, 19566’1′200Georgia Tech
Doug BettersDEJune 11, 19566’7′262Montana
Glenn BlackwoodDBFebruary 23, 19576’0′187Texas
Kim BokamperDE-LBSeptember 25, 19546’6′245Concordia (MN)
Norm BulaichRBDecember 25, 19466’1′218TCU
Jimmy CefaloWROctober 5, 19555’11’190Penn St.
Rusty ChambersLBNovember 10, 19536’1′218Tulane
Neal ColzieDBFebruary 28, 19546’2′200Ohio St.
Larry CsonkaRBDecember 25, 19466’3′237Syracuse
Mike CurrentTSeptember 17, 19456’5′274Ohio St.
Gary DavisRBSeptember 7, 19545’10’202Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Vern Den HerderDE-NTNovember 28, 19486’6′250Central College (IA)
Mark DennardCNovember 2, 19556’1′253Texas A&M
A.J. DuheLB-DENovember 27, 19556’4′247LSU
Tim FoleyDBJanuary 22, 19486’0′194Purdue
Jon GieslerTDecember 23, 19566’5′262Michigan
Larry GordonLBJuly 8, 19536’4′230Arizona St.
Cleveland GreenTSeptember 11, 19576’3′265Southern
Bob GrieseQBFebruary 3, 19456’1′190Purdue
Jeff GrothWRJuly 2, 19575’10’176Bowling Green
Bruce HardyTE-WR-QBJune 1, 19566’5′235Arizona St.
Duriel HarrisWRNovember 27, 19545’11’179New Mexico St.
Steve HowellFB-TEDecember 20, 19566’2′227Baylor
Mike KozlowskiDBFebruary 24, 19566’0′196San Diego St.
Bob KuechenbergG-T-COctober 14, 19476’2′253Notre Dame
Eric LaaksoT-GNovember 29, 19566’4′285Tulane
Mel LandLB-DENovember 30, 19556’3′243Michigan St.
Jim LangerC-GMay 16, 19486’2′250South Dakota St.
Larry LittleG-TNovember 2, 19456’1′265Bethune-Cookman
Bob MathesonLBNovember 25, 19446’4′238Duke
Nat MooreWR-RBSeptember 19, 19515’9′184Tenn-Martin
Tony NathanRBDecember 14, 19566’0′206Alabama
Ed NewmanGJune 4, 19516’2′245Florida Atlantic
Ralph OrtegaLBJuly 6, 19536’2′220Florida
Earnest RhoneLBAugust 20, 19536’2′220Henderson St.
George RobertsPJune 10, 19556’0′181Virginia Tech
Gerald SmallDBAugust 10, 19565’11’192San Jose St.
Don StrockQBNovember 27, 19506’5′220Virginia Tech
Ed TaylorDBMay 13, 19536’0′174Memphis
Norris ThomasDBMay 3, 19546’0′180Southern Miss
Jeff ToewsG-TNovember 4, 19576’3′255Washington
Bob TorreyRBJanuary 30, 19576’4′231Penn St.
Steve TowleLBOctober 23, 19536’2′233Kansas
Ronnie Van LeeT-TE-GDecember 24, 19566’3′265Baylor
Uwe von SchamannKApril 23, 19566’0′190Oklahoma
Delvin WilliamsRBApril 17, 19516’0′195Kansas