1989 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1989 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Wayne Fontes (7-9)7-9–Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Bruce AlexanderDBSeptember 17, 19655’9′170S.F. Austin
Eric AndolsekGAugust 22, 19666’2′254LSU
Jim ArnoldPJanuary 31, 19616’2′215Vanderbilt
Jerry BallNT-DTDecember 15, 19646’1′330SMU
Bennie BladesDBSeptember 3, 19666’0′221Miami (FL)
Michael BrimDBJanuary 23, 19666’0′192Virginia Union
Kevin BrooksDT-DEFebruary 9, 19636’6′277Michigan
Lomas BrownTMarch 30, 19636’4′282Florida
Mark BrownLBJuly 18, 19616’2′230Purdue
Toby CastonLBJuly 17, 19656’1′235LSU
Jeff ChadwickWRDecember 16, 19606’3′190Grand Valley St.
Robert ClarkWRAugust 6, 19655’11’175North Carolina Central
Mike CoferLB-DEApril 7, 19606’5′245Tennessee
James CribbsDEJuly 10, 19666’3′269Memphis
Ray CrockettDBJanuary 5, 19675’10’185Baylor
Ken DallafiorG-T-C,T/GAugust 26, 19596’4′276Minnesota
Byron DarbyDE-NTJune 4, 19606’4′260USC
Keith FergusonDEApril 3, 19596’5′252Ohio St.
John FordWRJuly 31, 19666’2′204Virginia
Bob GaglianoQBSeptember 5, 19586’3′200U.S. International
Chris GambolG-TSeptember 14, 19646’6′303Iowa
Dennis GibsonLBFebruary 8, 19646’2′240Iowa St.
Kevin GloverC-GJune 17, 19636’2′278Maryland
Mel GrayRB-WRMarch 16, 19615’9′167Purdue
Curtis GreenDE-DT-NTJune 3, 19576’3′256Alabama St.
James GriffinDBSeptember 7, 19616’2′197Middle Tenn. St.
Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576’2′196Utah St.
Jerry HolmesDBDecember 22, 19576’2′175Chowan
George JamisonLBSeptember 30, 19626’1′232Cincinnati
Richard JohnsonWROctober 19, 19615’7′182Colorado
Troy JohnsonWROctober 20, 19626’1′180SE Louisiana
Victor JonesLBOctober 19, 19666’2′250Virginia Tech
Keith KarpinskiLBOctober 12, 19666’3′255Penn St.
Chuck LongQBFebruary 18, 19636’4′217Iowa
Trevor MatichC-G-TOctober 9, 19616’4′277BYU
Keith McDonaldWRNovember 7, 19635’9′170San Jose St.
Bruce McNortonDBFebruary 28, 19595’11’175Georgetown (KY)
Joe MilinichikG-TMarch 30, 19636’5′290North Carolina St.
John MillerDBJune 22, 19666’1′195Michigan St.
Stacey MobleyWRSeptember 15, 19655’8′168Jackson St.
Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565’10’177Tulane
Niko NogaLBMarch 1, 19626’1′234Hawaii
Tony PaigeRBOctober 14, 19625’10’225Virginia Tech
Carl PainterRBMay 10, 19645’9′184Hampton
Paul PalmerRBOctober 14, 19645’9′184Temple
Rodney PeeteQBMarch 16, 19666’0′230USC
Lawrence PeteNT-DTJanuary 18, 19666’0′286Nebraska
Jason PhillipsWROctober 11, 19665’7′166Houston
Harvey SalemT-GJanuary 15, 19616’6′283California
Barry SandersRBJuly 16, 19685’8′203Oklahoma St.
Eric SandersT-G-COctober 22, 19586’6′277Nevada-Reno
Chris SpielmanLBOctober 11, 19656’0′247Ohio St.
Walter StanleyWRNovember 5, 19625’9′180Colorado
Terry TaylorDBJuly 18, 19615’10’188Southern Illinois
Mike UtleyG-TDecember 20, 19656’6′288Washington St.
William WhiteDBFebruary 19, 19665’10’199Ohio St.
Eric WilliamsDE-DT-NTFebruary 24, 19626’4′282Washington St.
Jimmy WilliamsLBNovember 15, 19606’3′228Nebraska
Mike WilliamsWROctober 9, 19665’11’190Northeastern
Jerry WoodsDBFebruary 13, 19665’10’187Northern Michigan