1981 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1981 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Monte Clark (8-8)8-8–Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Jimmy AllenDBMarch 6, 19526’2′194Pierce College CA)
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
Curley CulpDT-NT-GMarch 10, 19466’2′265Arizona St.
Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516’2′195Purdue
Jeff DelaneyS,DBOctober 25, 19566’0′195Pittsburgh
Chris DieterichT-GJuly 27, 19586’3′262North Carolina St.
Keith DorneyT-GDecember 3, 19576’5′268Penn St.
Joe EhrmannDTMarch 29, 19496’5′260Syracuse
Homer EliasG-TMay 1, 19556’3′255Tennessee St.
Doug EnglishDT-NTAugust 25, 19536’5′255Texas
Ken FantettiLBApril 7, 19576’2′230Wyoming
Edgar FieldsDT-DEMarch 10, 19546’2′255Texas A&M
Amos FowlerC-GFebruary 11, 19566’3′250Southern Miss
Steve FurnessDT-DEDecember 5, 19506’4′255Rhode Island
William GayDE-DT-TEMay 28, 19556’5′250USC
Tommie GinnC-GJanuary 25, 19586’3′253Arkansas
Hector GrayDBJanuary 2, 19576’1′192Florida St.
Curtis GreenDE-DT-NTJune 3, 19576’3′256Alabama St.
Alvin HallDBAugust 12, 19585’10’193Miami (OH)
James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576’1′224Florida
David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546’2′229Texas A&M-Kingsville
Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576’2′196Utah 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
Larry LeeG-CSeptember 10, 19596’2′265UCLA
Robbie MartinWRDecember 3, 19585’8′179Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565’10’177Tulane
Mark NicholsWROctober 29, 19596’2′210San Jose St.
Bob NiziolekTEJune 30, 19586’4′220Colorado
Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576’4′230Georgia
Ray OldhamDBFebruary 23, 19516’0′200Middle Tenn. St.
Tracy PorterWRJune 1, 19596’2′196LSU
Dave PureiforyDE-DTJuly 12, 19496’1′260East. Michigan
Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526’2′180Amherst
Billy SimsRBSeptember 18, 19556’0′212Oklahoma
Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556’0′192Ohio St.
Wayne SmithDBMay 9, 19576’0′171Wisc-LaCrosse
Terry TautoloLBAugust 30, 19546’2′232UCLA
Leonard ThompsonWR-HBJuly 28, 19525’11’192Oklahoma St.
Vince ThompsonRBFebruary 21, 19576’0′230Villanova
Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576’4′250Washington
Charlie WeaverLBJuly 12, 19496’2′220USC
Stan WhiteLBOctober 24, 19496’1′225Ohio St.