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1955 Detroit Lions
Head Coach:
Buddy Parker
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
DB
Jim David
12
4
12/02/1927
' "
Colorado State
E/RB/WR
Dave Middleton
12
R
11/23/1933
' "
Auburn
S/HB
*
Jack Christiansen
9
5
12/20/1928
' "
Colorado State
LB
*
Joe Schmidt
12
3
01/19/1932
' "
Pittsburgh
T/G/DT/DG
*
Lou Creekmur
12
6
01/22/1927
' "
William & Mary
DB/RB
Bill Stits
12
2
07/26/1931
' "
UCLA
HB/FB/WR/E
Lew Carpenter
12
3
01/12/1932
' "
Arkansas
T/C
Charlie Ane
12
3
01/25/1931
' "
Southern California
LB/K
Jim Martin
9
6
04/08/1924
' "
Notre Dame
G
Dick Stanfel
9
4
07/20/1927
' "
San Francisco
DE/T
Walt Yowarsky
2
3
05/10/1928
' "
Kentucky
C
Andy Miketa
12
2
11/01/1929
' "
North Carolina
G
George Atkins
12
R
04/10/1932
' "
Auburn
G/T
Jim Salsbury
12
R
08/08/1932
' "
UCLA
DB
Lee Riley
12
R
08/24/1932
' "
Detroit Mercy
DE/LB
Sonny Gandee
12
4
02/27/1929
' "
Ohio State
HB/DB
*
Doak Walker
12
6
01/01/1927
' "
Southern Methodist
DT/DE
Gil Mains
12
3
12/17/1929
' "
Murray State
E/DE
Jim Doran
10
5
08/11/1927
' "
Iowa State
LB/C
Leon Cunningham
8
R
08/20/1931
' "
South Carolina
DE/DT
Walt Jenkins
2
R
12/09/1930
' "
Wayne State (MI)
HB/E/DB/QB
Jug Girard
12
8
01/25/1927
' "
Wisconsin
HB/TB/DB/WB
Bob Hoernschemeyer
5
6
09/24/1925
' "
Navy
DB
Carl Karilivacz
12
3
11/20/1930
' "
Syracuse
DB
Dick Woit
1
1
07/05/1931
' "
Arkansas State
QB
*
Bobby Layne
12
8
12/19/1926
' "
Texas
E/DE/FB
Leon Hart
11
6
11/02/1928
' "
Notre Dame
G/LB
Harley Sewell
12
3
04/18/1931
' "
Texas
E/DB
Dorne Dibble
8
4
04/26/1929
' "
Michigan State
G
Stan Campbell
7
2
08/26/1930
' "
Iowa State
DB
Dom Fucci
12
1
09/14/1928
' "
Kentucky
DE/E
Jim Cain
12
5
10/01/1927
' "
Alabama
LB
Ted Topor
6
1
05/01/1930
' "
Michigan
LB
Bob Long
10
R
02/24/1934
' "
UCLA
DT/T
Bob Miller
12
4
12/11/1929
' "
Virginia
QB/HB/DB
Harry Gilmer
8
7
04/14/1926
' "
Alabama
DE/DT/T
Darris McCord
12
R
01/04/1933
' "
Tennessee
T/NT/DT
Jim Ricca
6
5
10/08/1927
' "
Georgetown
G
Bud Brooks
1
R
09/06/1930
' "
Arkansas
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