1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Chuck Noll (8-7)8-7–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Walter AbercrombieRBSeptember 26, 19596’0′210Baylor
Lyneal AlstonWRJuly 23, 19646’1′205Southern Miss
Gary AndersonKJuly 16, 19595’11’193Syracuse
Mel AndersonWRAugust 29, 19655’11’175Minnesota
Steve ApkeLBAugust 3, 19656’1′222Pittsburgh
Buddy AydeletteTAugust 19, 19566’4′256Alabama
Craig BinghamLBSeptember 26, 19596’2′218Syracuse
Brian BlankenshipGApril 7, 19636’1′286Nebraska-Omaha
Steve BonoQBMay 11, 19626’4′215UCLA
Jim BoyleTJuly 27, 19626’5′270Tulane
Bubby BristerQBAugust 15, 19626’3′205Tulane
Ralph BrittTEMarch 18, 19656’3′240North Carolina St.
John BrunoPSeptember 10, 19646’2′190Penn St.
Gregg CarrLBMarch 31, 19626’2′219Auburn
Rodney CarterRBOctober 30, 19646’0′218Purdue
Spark ClarkRBMay 22, 19655’7′182Akron
Jackie ClineDE-NTMarch 13, 19606’5′279Alabama
Joey ClinkscalesWRMay 21, 19646’0′199Tennessee
Robin ColeLB-DESeptember 11, 19556’2′220New Mexico
Reggie CollierQBMay 14, 19616’3′207Southern Miss
Tommy DawkinsDEMay 8, 19656’3′260Appalachian St.
Charlie DickeyGDecember 31, 19626’3′270Arizona
Gary DunnNT-DT-DEAugust 24, 19536’3′258Miami (FL)
Dave EdwardsDBMarch 31, 19626’0′195Illinois
Thomas EverettDBNovember 21, 19645’9′190Baylor
Moses FordWRFebruary 19, 19646’2′220Fayetteville St.
Lorenzo FreemanNT-DTMay 23, 19646’5′300Pittsburgh
Keith GaryDESeptember 14, 19596’3′263Ferrum
Preston GothardTEFebruary 23, 19626’4′239Alabama
Cornell GowdyDBOctober 2, 19636’1′196Morgan St.
Larry GriffinDBJanuary 11, 19636’0′197North Carolina
Russell HairstonDBFebruary 10, 19646’3′208Kentucky
Delton HallDBJanuary 16, 19656’1′205Clemson
Bryan HinkleLBJune 4, 19596’1′222Oregon
Merril HogeRBJanuary 26, 19656’2′225Idaho St.
Alan HuffNTOctober 20, 19636’4′265Marshall
Tunch IlkinT-G-CSeptember 23, 19576’3′263Indiana St.
Earnest JacksonRBDecember 18, 19595’9′213Texas A&M
Tim JohnsonDT-DEJanuary 29, 19656’3′275Penn St.
Bruce JonesDBDecember 26, 19626’1′197North Alabama
Daryl KnoxLBSeptember 3, 19626’3′220UNLV
Ben LawrenceGSeptember 19, 19616’1′325Indiana (PA)
Danzell LeeTEMarch 16, 19636’2′235Lamar
Louis LippsWRAugust 9, 19625’10’190Southern Miss
David LittleLBJanuary 3, 19596’1′232Florida
Charles LockettWROctober 1, 19656’0′178Long Beach St.
Terry LongGJuly 21, 19595’11’272East Carolina
John LottC-GMay 9, 19646’2′260North Texas
Jeff LucasTMay 30, 19646’7′288West Virginia
Mark MaloneQB-WRNovember 22, 19586’4′223Arizona St.
Mike MerriweatherLBNovember 26, 19606’2′230Pacific
Kelvin MiddletonDBSeptember 8, 19616’0′186Wichita St.
Michael MinterNTAugust 13, 19656’3′275North Texas
Edmund NelsonDE-NT-DTApril 30, 19606’3′272Auburn
Harry NewsomePJanuary 25, 19636’0′192Wake Forest
Hardy NickersonLBSeptember 1, 19656’2′230California
Dave OpfarNTJanuary 16, 19606’4′270Penn St.
Paul OswaldC-GApril 9, 19646’3′273Kansas
Ted PetersenT-C-GFebruary 7, 19556’5′244East. Illinois
Ray PinneyT-G-CJune 29, 19546’4′251Washington
Frank PollardRBJune 15, 19575’10’218Baylor
Jerry QuickTDecember 30, 19636’5′279Kansas
Dan ReederRBMarch 18, 19615’11’235Boston Col.
Rock RichmondDBJanuary 7, 19585’10’180Oregon
John RienstraGMarch 22, 19636’5′273Temple
Avon RileyLBFebruary 10, 19586’3′230UCLA
Cameron RileyDBMay 13, 19646’1′195Missouri
Lupe SanchezDBOctober 28, 19615’10’192UCLA
Chuck SandersRBApril 24, 19646’1′233Slippery Rock
Chris SheffieldDBJanuary 9, 19636’1′193Albany State (GA)
Donnie ShellDBAugust 26, 19525’11’190South Carolina St.
Bret ShugartsDEFebruary 17, 19606’2′250Lock Haven
John StallworthWRJuly 15, 19526’2′191Alabama A&M
Dwight StoneWR-RBJanuary 28, 19646’0′191Middle Tenn. St.
Tyronne StoweLBMay 30, 19656’2′250Rutgers
Calvin SweeneyWRJanuary 12, 19556’2′190California-Riverside
Weegie ThompsonWRMarch 21, 19616’6′212Florida St.
David TroutKNovember 12, 19575’6′165Pittsburgh
Anthony TuggleDBSeptember 13, 19636’1′211Southern
Xavier WarrenDEAugust 12, 19646’1′250Tulsa
Robert WashingtonTApril 2, 19636’4′251Alcorn St.
Mike WebsterC-GMarch 18, 19526’1′255Wisconsin
Bert WilliamsLBSeptember 7, 19646’3′229Texas-El Paso
Gerald WilliamsNT-DE-DTSeptember 8, 19636’3′290Auburn
Joe WilliamsLBMarch 5, 19656’4′237Grambling St.
Ray WilliamsDBNovember 9, 19655’11’180Rhode Island
Keith WillisDE-NTJuly 29, 19596’1′260Northeastern
Craig WolfleyG-TMay 19, 19586’1′265Syracuse
Ken WoodardLBJanuary 22, 19606’1′218Tuskegee
Dwayne WoodruffDBFebruary 18, 19575’11’198Louisville
Rod WoodsonDBMarch 10, 19655’11’205Purdue
Theo YoungTEApril 25, 19656’2′237Arkansas