1979 Minnesota Vikings Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Minnesota Vikings Team Info

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

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485’10’170Texas Southern
Tim BaylorDBMay 23, 19546’6′195Morgan St.
Matt BlairLBSeptember 20, 19506’5′232Iowa St.
Ted BrownRBFebruary 15, 19575’10’206North Carolina St.
Bobby BryantDBJanuary 24, 19446’1′170South Carolina
Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546’0′185Florida A&M
Douglas CunninghamWRNovember 14, 19556’3′195Rice
Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526’0′194Sioux Falls
Steve DilsQBDecember 8, 19556’1′190Stanford
Jimmy EdwardsRBSeptember 19, 19525’9′185Oklahoma
Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506’2′210Miami (FL)
Charles GoodrumG-TJanuary 11, 19506’3′256Florida A&M
Wes HamiltonGApril 24, 19536’3′261Tulsa
Tom HannonDBMarch 5, 19555’11’193Michigan St.
Joe HarrisLBDecember 6, 19526’1′225Georgia Tech
Wally HilgenbergLB-GSeptember 19, 19426’3′229Iowa
Randy HollowayDEAugust 26, 19556’5′250Pittsburgh
Jim HoughG-CAugust 4, 19566’2′267Utah St.
Dave HuffmanG-CApril 4, 19576’6′280Notre Dame
Kurt KnoffDBApril 6, 19546’2′191Kansas
Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556’2′200Rice
Paul KrauseDB-WRFebruary 19, 19426’3′200Iowa
Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565’10’178Florida
Derrel LuceLBSeptember 29, 19526’3′226Baylor
Jim MarshallDEDecember 30, 19376’4′248Ohio St.
Brent McClanahanRBSeptember 21, 19515’10’202Arizona St.
Fred McNeillLBMay 6, 19526’2′229UCLA
Kevin MillerWRMarch 21, 19555’10’180Louisville
Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535’11’204Kansas
Mark MullaneyDEApril 30, 19536’6′242Colorado St.
Frank MyersTJanuary 4, 19566’5′255Texas A&M
Steve NiehausDT-DESeptember 25, 19546’4′263Notre Dame
Keith NordDBMarch 3, 19576’0′197St. Cloud St.
Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496’2′205Oregon
Steve RileyTNovember 23, 19526’5′258USC
Dave RollerDTOctober 28, 19496’2′270Kentucky
Jeff SiemonLBJune 2, 19506’2′235Stanford
Robert SteeleWRAugust 2, 19566’4′196North Alabama
Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546’2′228Illinois
Doug SutherlandDT-G-DEAugust 1, 19486’3′250Wisc-Superior
Dennis SwilleyC-G-TJune 28, 19556’3′253Texas A&M
Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456’3′230Bloomsburg
John TurnerDBFebruary 22, 19566’0′197Miami (FL)
Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486’1′223Wisconsin
James WhiteDT-NTOctober 26, 19536’3′265Oklahoma St.
Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545’11’190Grambling St.
Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496’0′190South Dakota
Nate WrightDBDecember 21, 19465’11’180San Diego St.
Ron YaryTAugust 16, 19466’5′255USC
Rickey YoungRBDecember 7, 19536’2′196Jackson St.