1979 Oakland Raiders Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 Oakland Raiders Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Tom Flores (9-7)9-7–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division–

Tom Flores (9-7)​

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jeff BarnesLBMarch 1, 19556’2′223California
Joe BellDEApril 20, 19566’3′250Norfolk St.
Rufus BessDBSeptember 13, 19565’9′184South Carolina St.
Morris BradshawWROctober 19, 19526’1′195Ohio St.
Cliff BranchWRAugust 1, 19485’11’170Colorado
Jim BreechKApril 11, 19565’6′161California
Dave BrowningDEAugust 18, 19566’5′245Washington
Larry BrunsonWRAugust 11, 19495’11’180Mesa
Dave CasperTESeptember 26, 19516’4′240Notre Dame
Raymond ChesterTEJune 28, 19486’3′232Morgan St.
Todd ChristensenTE-FBAugust 3, 19566’3′230BYU
Dave DalbyCOctober 19, 19506’3′247UCLA
Bruce DavisT-GJune 21, 19566’6′287UCLA
Mike DavisDBApril 15, 19566’3′203Colorado
Ray GuyPDecember 22, 19496’3′195Southern Miss
Clarence HawkinsRBJuly 15, 19566’0′205Florida A&M
Lester HayesDBJanuary 22, 19556’0′200Texas A&M
Ted HendricksLBNovember 1, 19476’7′220Miami (FL)
John HuddlestonLBApril 10, 19546’3′231Utah
David HummQBApril 2, 19526’2′188Nebraska
Monte JacksonDBJuly 14, 19535’11’193San Diego St.
Derrick JensenRB-TEApril 27, 19566’1′221Texas-Arlington
Monte JohnsonLBOctober 26, 19516’4′239Nebraska
Willie JonesDENovember 22, 19576’4′240Florida St.
Reggie KinlawNTJanuary 9, 19576’2′245Oklahoma
Henry LawrenceT-GSeptember 26, 19516’4′272Florida A&M
Rod MartinLBApril 7, 19546’2′218USC
Rich MartiniWRNovember 19, 19556’2′185California-Davis
Mickey MarvinGOctober 5, 19556’4′270Tennessee
Ira MatthewsRB-WRAugust 23, 19575’8′175Wisconsin
John MatuszakDE-DTOctober 25, 19506’8′272Missouri
Dan MedlinGOctober 12, 19496’3′260North Carolina St.
Dave PearNT-DTJune 1, 19536’2′250Washington
Charlie PhillipsDBDecember 22, 19526’2′215USC
Charles PhilyawDEFebruary 25, 19546’9′276Texas Southern
Jim PlunkettQBDecember 5, 19476’3′220Stanford
Derrick RamseyTEDecember 23, 19566’4′230Kentucky
Terry RobiskieRBNovember 12, 19546’1′210LSU
Booker RussellRBFebruary 28, 19566’2′223Texas St.
Art ShellTNovember 26, 19466’5′265Md-Eastern Shore
Ken StablerQBDecember 25, 19456’3′215Alabama
Joe StewartWRNovember 18, 19555’11’180Missouri
Steve SylvesterC-G-TMarch 4, 19536’4′260Notre Dame
Jack TatumDBNovember 18, 19485’10’200Ohio St.
Pat ToomayDEMay 17, 19486’5′247Vanderbilt
Gene UpshawGAugust 15, 19456’5′255Texas A&M-Kingsville
Mark van EeghenRBApril 19, 19526’2′223Colgate
John VellaTApril 21, 19506’4′258USC
Phil VillapianoLBFebruary 26, 19496’2′225Bowling Green
Greg WestbrooksLBFebruary 24, 19536’2′215Mesa
Arthur WhittingtonRBSeptember 4, 19555’11’185SMU
Henry WilliamsDBDecember 2, 19565’10’180San Diego St.