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1947 Detroit Lions
Head Coach:
Gus Dorais
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
* Hall of Fame
+ Primary starter
Pos
#
Player
GP
GS
Start Pos
Exp
DOB
Ht
Wt
College
G
Stan Batinski
12
6
03/04/1917
' "
Temple
G
Ben Chase
11
1
03/18/1923
' "
Navy
E/DB
Ted Cook
11
1
02/06/1922
' "
Alabama
DE/E
Ted Cremer
12
2
03/16/1919
' "
Auburn
DB/HB
Bob DeFruiter
8
3
06/03/1918
' "
Nebraska
T
Robert Derleth
1
1
1922
' "
Michigan
G/LB/BB/DB
Chuck DeShane
11
3
12/10/1918
' "
Alabama
HB/TB/DB
*
Bill Dudley
9
4
12/24/1919
' "
Virginia
T/DE/E
Jack Dugger
12
1
01/13/1923
' "
Ohio State
T
Leon Fichman
1
2
02/23/1921
' "
Alabama
E/DE/DB/BB
John Greene
12
4
04/21/1920
' "
Michigan
T
George Hekkers
6
1
02/18/1923
' "
Wisconsin
E/DE
Ralph Heywood
12
1
09/11/1921
' "
Southern California
FB/LB
Bill Hillman
2
R
11/11/1921
' "
Tennessee
G
Bob Ivory
3
1
01/19/1924
' "
Detroit Mercy
DB/HB
Tommy James
2
R
09/16/1923
' "
Ohio State
G/LB
Elmer Jones
10
1
08/04/1920
' "
Wake Forest
HB/DB
Pete Kmetovic
11
2
12/27/1919
' "
Stanford
G
Les Lear
10
4
08/22/1918
' "
Manitoba (Canada)
QB/DB/WB
Clyde LeForce
9
1
06/04/1923
' "
Tulsa
DB/HB/WB/TB
Elmer Madarik
8
3
07/15/1922
' "
Detroit Mercy
WB/QB/HB/DB
Joe Margucci
11
1
09/05/1921
' "
Southern California
E/DE/DB
Kelley Mote
12
1
04/27/1923
' "
Duke
C
Reed Nilsen
2
1
01/13/1921
' "
Brigham Young
HB/DB
Bill O'Brien
9
1
08/25/1924
' "
none
T
Mitch Olenski
12
1
01/13/1921
' "
Alabama
C/LB
Merv Pregulman
12
2
10/10/1922
' "
Michigan
HB/QB
Ken Reese
4
1
04/30/1921
' "
Alabama
G/LB
Floyd Rhea
2
4
09/21/1920
' "
Oregon
TB/DB/HB
Dave Ryan
1
3
02/04/1923
' "
Hardin-Simmons
T/DT
John Sanchez
3
1
10/12/1920
' "
San Francisco
DE/E/T
Cecil Souders
11
1
01/03/1921
' "
Ohio State
T
Ed Stacco
10
1
04/16/1925
' "
Colgate
LB/G/C
Dick Stovall
11
1
06/04/1922
' "
Abilene Christian
FB/LB
Steve Sucic
5
2
04/21/1921
' "
Illinois
C/LB
Frank Szymanski
12
3
07/06/1923
' "
Notre Dame
T
Russ Thomas
12
2
07/24/1924
' "
Ohio State
G
Walt Vezmar
2
R
01/01/1925
' "
Michigan State
G
Bill Ward
4
2
02/19/1921
' "
Washington
DB/HB
Joe Watt
8
R
06/18/1919
' "
Syracuse
FB/LB/TB
Bob Westfall
12
4
05/05/1919
' "
Michigan
DB/HB/LB
Bob Wiese
12
1
01/25/1923
' "
Michigan
FB/LB
Camp Wilson
12
2
03/29/1922
' "
Tulsa
QB/K
Roy Zimmerman
12
8
02/20/1918
' "
San Jose State
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