1979 Philadelphia Eagles Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Dick Vermeil (11-5) | 11-5 | 1-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Larry Barnes | RB | July 17, 1954 | 5’11’ | 220 | Tennessee St. |
Bill Bergey | LB | February 9, 1945 | 6’4′ | 243 | Arkansas St. |
Richard Blackmore | DB | August 14, 1956 | 5’10’ | 174 | Mississippi St. |
John Bunting | LB | July 15, 1950 | 6’1′ | 220 | North Carolina |
Lem Burnham | DE | August 30, 1947 | 6’4′ | 236 | U.S. International |
Billy Campfield | RB | August 20, 1956 | 5’11’ | 200 | Kansas |
Harold Carmichael | WR-TE | September 22, 1949 | 6’8′ | 225 | Southern |
Earl Carr | RB | January 22, 1955 | 6’0′ | 224 | Florida |
Al Chesley | LB | August 23, 1957 | 6’3′ | 240 | Pittsburgh |
Ken Clarke | NT-DT | August 28, 1956 | 6’2′ | 268 | Syracuse |
Herman Edwards | DB | April 27, 1954 | 6’0′ | 194 | California |
Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6’0′ | 187 | Penn St. |
Tony Franklin | K | November 18, 1956 | 5’8′ | 182 | Texas A&M |
Louie Giammona | RB | March 3, 1953 | 5’9′ | 180 | Utah St. |
Carl Hairston | DE-DT-LB | December 15, 1952 | 6’3′ | 260 | Md-Eastern Shore |
Leroy Harris | RB | July 3, 1954 | 5’9′ | 226 | Arkansas St. |
Dennis Harrison | DE | July 31, 1956 | 6’8′ | 275 | Vanderbilt |
Wally Henry | WR | October 30, 1954 | 5’8′ | 175 | UCLA |
Bob Howard | DB | November 24, 1944 | 6’2′ | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
Claude Humphrey | DE | June 29, 1944 | 6’4′ | 252 | Tennessee St. |
Ron Jaworski | QB | March 23, 1951 | 6’2′ | 196 | Youngstown St. |
Charlie Johnson | NT | February 17, 1952 | 6’3′ | 266 | Colorado |
Wade Key | G-T | October 14, 1946 | 6’5′ | 245 | Texas |
Keith Krepfle | TE | February 4, 1952 | 6’3′ | 227 | Iowa St. |
Al Latimer | DB | October 14, 1957 | 5’11’ | 176 | Ferrum |
Frank LeMaster | LB | March 12, 1952 | 6’2′ | 232 | Kentucky |
Randy Logan | DB | May 1, 1951 | 6’1′ | 195 | Michigan |
Rufus Mayes | T-G | December 5, 1947 | 6’5′ | 260 | Ohio St. |
Jerrold McRae | WR | April 9, 1955 | 6’1′ | 194 | Tennessee St. |
Henry Monroe | DB | December 30, 1956 | 5’11’ | 180 | Mississippi St. |
Wilbert Montgomery | RB | September 16, 1954 | 5’10’ | 196 | Jackson St. |
Guy Morriss | C | May 13, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | TCU |
Woody Peoples | G | August 16, 1943 | 6’2′ | 252 | Grambling St. |
Petey Perot | G | April 28, 1957 | 6’2′ | 261 | NW State (LA) |
Ray Phillips | LB | March 18, 1954 | 6’4′ | 224 | Nebraska |
Garry Puetz | G-T | March 14, 1952 | 6’3′ | 263 | Valparaiso |
Jerry Robinson | LB | December 18, 1956 | 6’2′ | 223 | UCLA |
Max Runager | P | March 24, 1956 | 6’1′ | 189 | South Carolina |
John Sanders | DB | January 11, 1950 | 6’1′ | 175 | South Dakota |
John Sciarra | DB-QB | March 2, 1954 | 5’11’ | 185 | UCLA |
Jerry Sisemore | T-G | July 16, 1951 | 6’4′ | 265 | Texas |
Manny Sistrunk | DT-DE | June 16, 1947 | 6’5′ | 269 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
Mark Slater | C | February 1, 1955 | 6’2′ | 257 | Minnesota |
Charlie Smith | WR | July 26, 1950 | 6’1′ | 185 | Grambling St. |
John Spagnola | TE | August 1, 1957 | 6’4′ | 240 | Yale |
Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6’2′ | 232 | UCLA |
Stan Walters | T | May 27, 1948 | 6’6′ | 275 | Syracuse |
John Walton | QB | October 4, 1947 | 6’2′ | 210 | Elizabeth City St. |
Reggie Wilkes | LB | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 235 | Georgia Tech |
Brenard Wilson | DB | August 15, 1955 | 6’0′ | 178 | Vanderbilt |