1979 San Diego Chargers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1979 San Diego Chargers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Don Coryell (12-4)12-40-1Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference West DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Dan AudickT-GNovember 15, 19546’3′252Hawaii
Hank BauerRBJuly 15, 19545’10’200California Lutheran
Rolf BenirschkeKFebruary 7, 19556’0′171California-Davis
Willie BuchanonDBNovember 4, 19506’0′190San Diego St.
Larry BurtonWRDecember 15, 19516’1′192Purdue
Fred DeanDEFebruary 24, 19526’3′230Louisiana Tech
Charles DeJurnettNT-DTJune 17, 19526’4′263San Jose St.
Jerome DoveDBOctober 3, 19536’0′190Colorado St.
Frank DuncanDBNovember 16, 19566’1′190San Francisco St.
Glen EdwardsDBJuly 31, 19476’0′185Florida A&M
John FloydWRSeptember 10, 19566’1′195La-Monroe
Dan FoutsQBJune 10, 19516’3′204Oregon
Mike FullerDBApril 7, 19535’10’188Auburn
Roy GerelaKApril 2, 19485’10’185New Mexico St.
Don GoodeLBJune 21, 19516’2′234Kansas
James HarrisQBJuly 20, 19476’4′210Grambling St.
Bob HornLBFebruary 6, 19546’3′235Oregon St.
John JeffersonWRFebruary 3, 19566’1′198Arizona St.
Gary JohnsonDT-DE-NTAugust 31, 19526’2′257Grambling St.
Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475’11’188Grambling St.
Leroy JonesDESeptember 29, 19506’8′263Norfolk St.
Louie KelcherDT-NTAugust 23, 19536’5′291SMU
Linden KingLBJune 28, 19556’4′241Colorado St.
Bob KleinTEJuly 27, 19476’5′235USC
John LeeDEFebruary 17, 19536’2′255Nebraska
Woodrow LoweLBJune 9, 19546’0′227Alabama
Don MacekC-GJuly 21, 19546’3′261Boston Col.
Bo MatthewsRBNovember 15, 19516’4′230Colorado
Greg McCraryTEMarch 24, 19526’1′233Clark (GA)
Lydell MitchellRBMay 30, 19495’11’204Penn St.
Cliff OlanderQBMay 15, 19556’5′191New Mexico St.
Artie OwensWR-RBJanuary 14, 19535’10’176West Virginia
Ralph PerrettaC-GJanuary 30, 19536’2′252Purdue
Ray PrestonLBJanuary 25, 19546’0′218Syracuse
Bob RushC-TFebruary 27, 19556’5′265Memphis
Pete ShawDBAugust 25, 19545’10’183Northwestern
Billy ShieldsTAugust 23, 19536’8′272Georgia Tech
Hal StringertDBJanuary 2, 19525’11’185Hawaii
Mike ThomasRBJuly 17, 19535’11’190Oklahoma
Cliff ThriftLBMay 3, 19566’1′232East Central (OK)
Russ WashingtonT-DTDecember 17, 19466’6′289Missouri
Jeff WestP-TEApril 6, 19536’3′212Cincinnati
Ed WhiteG-TApril 4, 19476’1′269California
Doug WilkersonGMarch 27, 19476’3′253North Carolina Central
Clarence WilliamsRBJanuary 25, 19555’9′194South Carolina
Mike WilliamsDBNovember 22, 19535’10’181LSU
Kellen WinslowTENovember 5, 19576’5′251Missouri
Mike WoodKSeptember 3, 19545’11’199SE Missouri St.
Don WoodsRBFebruary 17, 19516’1′210New Mex. Highlands
Wilbur YoungDE-DTApril 20, 19496’6′285William Penn