1955 Detroit Lions

Site Pages
Home
Contents
Index

Lions
Historical
1955 Stats
1955 Games

1955
Standings
Stats
Rosters
Games

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
Starters are listed by position, beginning with primary starters and ending with non-starting depth. A player will be listed more than once if starting at mulitple positions during the season.

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

Generated: 02/08/2015
Football Site Owner: John Troan