1979 New York Giants Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 New York Giants Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Ray Perkins (6-10)6-10–Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Brad BensonT-G-CNovember 25, 19556’3′262Penn St.
Alan CaldwellDBMay 22, 19566’0′176North Carolina
Harry CarsonLBNovember 26, 19536’2′237South Carolina St.
Todd ChristensenTE-FBAugust 3, 19566’3′230BYU
Jim ClackC-GOctober 26, 19476’3′250Wake Forest
Randy CoffieldLBDecember 12, 19536’4′215Florida St.
Gus CoppensTFebruary 7, 19556’5′270UCLA
Joe DaneloKSeptember 2, 19535’9′166Washington St.
Randy DeanQBJune 10, 19556’3′195Northwestern
Al DixonTEApril 5, 19546’5′230Iowa St.
Zachary DixonRBMarch 5, 19566’0′203Temple
Keith EckC-GNovember 28, 19556’5′255UCLA
Dan FowlerGApril 12, 19566’4′260Kentucky
Gordon GravelleTJune 12, 19496’5′250BYU
Earnest GrayWRMarch 2, 19576’3′195Memphis
Tony GreenRBSeptember 26, 19565’9′185Florida
Bobby HammondRBFebruary 20, 19525’10’171Morgan St.
Eddie HicksRBJuly 26, 19556’2′210East Carolina
Cleveland JacksonTEOctober 1, 19566’4′230Michigan St.
Terry JacksonDBDecember 9, 19555’10’197San Diego St.
Dave JenningsPJune 8, 19526’4′203St. Lawrence
Gary JeterDE-DTJanuary 24, 19556’4′259USC
Ken JohnsonRBNovember 27, 19566’2′220Miami (FL)
Ernie JonesDBJanuary 3, 19536’3′180Miami (FL)
Brian KelleyLBSeptember 1, 19516’3′230California Lutheran
Gordon KingT-GFebruary 3, 19566’6′275Stanford
Doug KotarRBJune 11, 19515’11’205Kentucky
Dan LloydLBNovember 9, 19536’2′225Washington
Frank MarionLBMarch 16, 19516’3′227Florida A&M
George MartinDEFebruary 16, 19536’4′245Oregon
Mike McCoyDT-NTSeptember 6, 19486’5′284Notre Dame
Loaird McCrearyTE-WRMarch 15, 19536’5′227Tennessee St.
Odis McKinneyDBMay 19, 19576’2′187Colorado
John MendenhallDT-NTDecember 3, 19486’1′255Grambling St.
Ron MikolajczykT-GJune 2, 19506’3′275Marshall
Calvin MillerNT-DT-DEAugust 31, 19536’2′260Oklahoma St.
Emery MooreheadTE-WRMarch 22, 19546’2′218Colorado
Tom MulladyTE-WRJanuary 30, 19576’3′232Rhodes
Tom NevilleTAugust 12, 19436’4′260Mississippi St.
Steve OdomWRSeptember 5, 19525’8′173Utah
Ray OldhamDBFebruary 23, 19516’0′200Middle Tenn. St.
Johnny PerkinsWRApril 21, 19536’2′205Abilene Christian
Jim PietrzakC-DT-TFebruary 21, 19536’5′260East. Michigan
Joe PisarcikQBJuly 2, 19526’4′220New Mexico St.
Beasley ReeceDBMarch 18, 19546’1′193North Texas
Ray RhodesDB-WROctober 20, 19505’11’185TCU
Jim RobinsonWRJanuary 3, 19535’9′170Georgia Tech
Dwight ScalesWRMay 30, 19536’2′178Grambling St.
Gary ShirkTEFebruary 23, 19506’1′220Morehead St.
Roy SimmonsGNovember 8, 19566’3′264Georgia Tech
Phil SimmsQBNovember 3, 19546’3′216Morehead St.
John SkorupanLBMay 17, 19516’2′222Penn St.
Phil TaborDE-NT-DTNovember 30, 19566’4′255Oklahoma
Billy TaylorRBJuly 6, 19566’0′215Texas Tech
Bob TorreyRBJanuary 30, 19576’4′231Penn St.
J.T. TurnerGApril 17, 19536’3′253Duke
Doug Van HornG-TJune 24, 19446’3′245Ohio St.
Brad Van PeltLBApril 5, 19516’5′235Michigan St.
Gene WashingtonWRJune 6, 19535’9′172Georgia
Jeff WestonT-DTApril 10, 19566’5′259Notre Dame