1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info

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

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Larry AndersonDBSeptember 25, 19565’11’183Louisiana Tech
John BanaszakDE-DTAugust 24, 19506’3′242East. Michigan
Tom BeasleyDE-DTAugust 11, 19546’5′253Virginia Tech
Mel BlountDBApril 10, 19486’3′205Southern
Terry BradshawQBSeptember 2, 19486’3′215Louisiana Tech
Larry BrownT-TEJune 16, 19496’4′246Kansas
Robin ColeLB-DESeptember 11, 19556’2′220New Mexico
Craig ColquittPJune 9, 19546’1′182Tennessee
Steve CoursonGOctober 1, 19556’1′274South Carolina
Bennie CunninghamTEDecember 23, 19546’5′254Clemson
Russell DavisRBSeptember 15, 19566’0′227Michigan
Johnnie DirdenWRMarch 14, 19526’0′188Sam Houston St.
Gary DunnNT-DT-DEAugust 24, 19536’3′258Miami (FL)
John GoodmanDE-DT-NTNovember 21, 19586’6′253Oklahoma
Joe GreeneDTSeptember 24, 19466’4′275North Texas
L.C. GreenwoodDESeptember 8, 19466’6′245Ark-Pine Bluff
Randy GrossmanTESeptember 20, 19526’1′218Temple
Jack HamLBDecember 23, 19486’1′225Penn St.
Franco HarrisRBMarch 7, 19506’2′230Penn St.
Greg HawthorneRB-TE-WRSeptember 5, 19566’2′228Baylor
Tunch IlkinT-G-CSeptember 23, 19576’3′263Indiana St.
Ron JohnsonDBJune 8, 19565’10’200East. Michigan
Bob KohrsDE-LBNovember 8, 19586’3′240Arizona St.
Jon KolbT-CAugust 30, 19476’2′262Oklahoma St.
Jack LambertLBJuly 8, 19526’4′220Kent St.
David LittleLBJanuary 3, 19596’1′232Florida
Mark MaloneQB-WRNovember 22, 19586’4′223Arizona St.
Tyrone McGriffGJanuary 13, 19586’0′270Florida A&M
Rick MoserRBDecember 18, 19566’0′210Rhode Island
Ted PetersenT-C-GFebruary 7, 19556’5′244East. Illinois
Ray PinneyT-G-CJune 29, 19546’4′251Washington
Frank PollardRBJune 15, 19575’10’218Baylor
Donnie ShellDBAugust 26, 19525’11’190South Carolina St.
Jim SmithWRJuly 20, 19556’2′205Michigan
John StallworthWRJuly 15, 19526’2′191Alabama A&M
Cliff StoudtQBMarch 27, 19556’4′215Youngstown St.
Lynn SwannWRMarch 7, 19525’11’180USC
Calvin SweeneyWRJanuary 12, 19556’2′190California-Riverside
J.T. ThomasDBApril 22, 19516’2′196Florida St.
Sidney ThorntonRBSeptember 2, 19545’11’230NW State (LA)
Loren ToewsLBNovember 3, 19516’3′220California
David TroutKNovember 12, 19575’6′165Pittsburgh
Zack ValentineLBMay 29, 19576’2′220East Carolina
Anthony WashingtonDBFebruary 4, 19586’1′204California
Mike WebsterC-GMarch 18, 19526’1′255Wisconsin
Dirt WinstonLBOctober 25, 19556’0′228Arkansas
Craig WolfleyG-TMay 19, 19586’1′265Syracuse
Dwayne WoodruffDBFebruary 18, 19575’11’198Louisville