1983 San Diego Chargers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1983 San Diego Chargers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Don Coryell (6-10)6-10–Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Rick AckermanNT-DTJune 16, 19596’4′258Memphis
Rolf BenirschkeKFebruary 7, 19556’0′171California-Davis
Carlos BradleyLBApril 27, 19606’0′224Wake Forest
James BrooksRBDecember 28, 19585’10’180Auburn
Don BrownTApril 2, 19596’6′262Santa Clara
Maury BufordPFebruary 18, 19606’1′191Texas Tech
Gill ByrdDBFebruary 20, 19615’11’195San Jose St.
John CappellettiRBAugust 9, 19526’1′215Penn St.
Roger CarrWRJuly 1, 19526’3′200Louisiana Tech
Wes ChandlerWRAugust 22, 19566’0′196Florida
Sam ClaphanT-GOctober 10, 19566’6′285Oklahoma
Bobby DuckworthWRNovember 27, 19586’3′198Arkansas
Chuck EhinNT-DE-LBJuly 1, 19616’4′261BYU
Bill ElkoNT-GDecember 28, 19596’5′278Arizona St.
Larry EvansLBJuly 11, 19536’2′216Mississippi Col.
Keith FergusonDEApril 3, 19596’5′252Ohio St.
Hosea FortuneWRMarch 4, 19596’0′174Rice
Dan FoutsQBJune 10, 19516’3′204Oregon
Tim FoxDBNovember 1, 19535’11’186Ohio St.
Andrew GissingerTJuly 4, 19596’5′280Syracuse
Derrel GofourthG-CMarch 20, 19556’3′260Oklahoma St.
Mike GreenLBJune 29, 19616’0′235Oklahoma St.
Ken GreeneDBMay 8, 19566’3′203Washington St.
Bob GregorDBFebruary 10, 19576’2′192Washington St.
Reuben HendersonDBOctober 3, 19586’1′196Oklahoma St.
Pete HolohanTEJuly 25, 19596’4′237Notre Dame
Earnest JacksonRBDecember 18, 19595’9′213Texas A&M
Jim JodatRBMarch 3, 19545’11’210Carthage
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.
Bruce LairdDBMay 23, 19506’0′193American Int.
Woodrow LoweLBJune 9, 19546’0′227Alabama
Ed LutherQBJanuary 2, 19576’3′206San Jose St.
Don MacekC-GJuly 21, 19546’3′261Boston Col.
Bruce MathisonQBApril 25, 19596’3′205Nebraska
Dennis McKnightG-CSeptember 12, 19596’3′273Drake
Miles McPhersonDBMarch 30, 19605’11’184New Haven
Chuck MuncieRBMarch 17, 19536’3′227California
Derrie NelsonLBFebruary 8, 19586’2′236Nebraska
Darrell PattilloDBSeptember 28, 19605’10’194San Diego St.
Ray PrestonLBJanuary 25, 19546’0′218Syracuse
Dwight ScalesWRMay 30, 19536’2′178Grambling St.
Billy ShieldsTAugust 23, 19536’8′272Georgia Tech
Eric SieversTENovember 9, 19576’4′236Maryland
Billy SmithLBAugust 10, 19616’3′235Arkansas
Sherman SmithRBNovember 1, 19546’4′225Miami (OH)
Cliff ThriftLBMay 3, 19566’1′232East Central (OK)
Danny WaltersDBNovember 4, 19606’1′189Arkansas
Ed WhiteG-TApril 4, 19476’1′269California
Doug WilkersonGMarch 27, 19476’3′253North Carolina Central
Henry WilliamsDBDecember 2, 19565’10’180San Diego St.
Kellen WinslowTENovember 5, 19576’5′251Missouri
Andre YoungDBNovember 22, 19606’0′199Louisiana Tech