1980 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1980 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Monte Clark (9-7)9-7–Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526’2′194Pierce College CA)
John ArnoldWROctober 5, 19555’10’175Wyoming
Al BakerDEDecember 9, 19566’6′265Colorado St.
Karl BaldischwilerTJanuary 19, 19566’5′265Oklahoma
Russ BolingerG-TSeptember 10, 19546’5′255California-Riverside
Luther BradleyDBMay 7, 19556’2′195Notre Dame
Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526’1′195Oklahoma
Ken CallicuttRBAugust 20, 19556’0′190Clemson
Garry CobbLBMarch 16, 19576’2′227USC
Eddie ColeLBDecember 16, 19566’2′235Mississippi
Curley CulpDT-NT-GMarch 10, 19466’2′265Arizona St.
Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516’2′195Purdue
Chris DieterichT-GJuly 27, 19586’3′262North Carolina St.
Keith DorneyT-GDecember 3, 19576’5′268Penn St.
Homer EliasG-TMay 1, 19556’3′255Tennessee St.
Ken FantettiLBApril 7, 19576’2′230Wyoming
Amos FowlerC-GFebruary 11, 19566’3′250Southern Miss
Mike FriedeWRSeptember 22, 19576’3′205Indiana
William GayDE-DT-TEMay 28, 19556’5′250USC
Tommie GinnC-GJanuary 25, 19586’3′253Arkansas
James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576’1′224Florida
David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546’2′229Texas A&M-Kingsville
Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576’2′196Utah St.
Vern HollandTJune 27, 19486’5′268Tennessee St.
James HunterDBMarch 8, 19546’3′195Grambling St.
Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545’11’200Oregon
Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535’10’208Georgia
Jeff KomloQBJuly 30, 19566’2′200Delaware
Burton LawlessGNovember 1, 19536’4′253Florida
Eddie LewisDBDecember 15, 19536’0′177Kansas
Alva LilesNT-DTMarch 6, 19566’3′255Boise St.
Derrel LuceLBSeptember 29, 19526’3′226Baylor
Mike McCoyDT-NTSeptember 6, 19486’5′284Notre Dame
Prentice McCrayDBMarch 1, 19516’1′188Arizona St.
John MendenhallDT-NTDecember 3, 19486’1′255Grambling St.
John MohringLBNovember 14, 19566’3′240C.W. Post
Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565’10’177Tulane
Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576’4′230Georgia
Ray OldhamDBFebruary 23, 19516’0′200Middle Tenn. St.
Willie ParkerC-GDecember 28, 19486’3′245North Texas
Wally PesuitG-C-T-DEMarch 4, 19546’4′252Kentucky
Dave PureiforyDE-DTJuly 12, 19496’1′260East. Michigan
Bo RobinsonRB-TEMay 27, 19566’2′228West Texas A&M
Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526’2′180Amherst
Dave SimmonsLBJanuary 19, 19576’4′221North Carolina
Billy SimsRBSeptember 18, 19556’0′212Oklahoma
Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556’0′192Ohio St.
Wayne SmithDBMay 9, 19576’0′171Wisc-LaCrosse
Ken TaltonRBJune 25, 19566’0′208Cornell
Jesse ThompsonWRMarch 12, 19566’1′185California
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Tom TuineiDTFebruary 21, 19586’4′250Hawaii
Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576’4′250Washington
Rod WaltersG-TFebruary 27, 19546’3′258Iowa
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Stan WhiteLBOctober 24, 19496’1′225Ohio St.
Mike WhitedTMarch 30, 19586’4′250Pacific
Ray WilliamsRBSeptember 22, 19585’9′170Washington St.
Walt WilliamsDBJuly 10, 19546’1′185Ashland
John WoodcockDT-DEMarch 19, 19546’3′246New Mexico