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1979 New York Jets
Head Coach:
Walt Michaels
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
+ Primary starter
Pos
#
Player
GP
GS
Start Pos
Exp
DOB
Ht
Wt
College
T
Chris Ward
16
2
12/16/1955
' "
Ohio State
LB
Mark Merrill
6
2
05/05/1955
' "
Minnesota
LB
Ron Crosby
12
2
03/02/1955
' "
Penn State
K
Pat Leahy
6
6
03/19/1951
' "
St. Louis
DE/DT/NT
Joe Klecko
16
3
10/15/1953
' "
Temple
LB
John Sullivan
12
R
10/01/1956
' "
Illinois
DT/DE
Bob Winkel
15
R
10/23/1955
' "
Kentucky
TE
Mickey Shuler
16
2
08/21/1956
' "
Penn State
C/G
Joe Fields
15
5
11/14/1953
' "
Widener
C
Ed McGlasson
7
R
07/11/1956
' "
Youngstown State
WR
Derrick Gaffney
16
2
05/24/1955
' "
Florida
LB/DE
John Hennessy
16
3
03/12/1944
' "
Michigan
RB
Scott Dierking
16
3
05/24/1955
' "
Purdue
DB
Bobby Jackson
16
2
12/23/1956
' "
Florida State
DB
Ken Schroy
16
3
09/22/1952
' "
Maryland
G/C/T
Stan Waldemore
16
2
02/20/1955
' "
Nebraska
LB
Mike McKibben
16
1
09/03/1956
' "
Kent State
RB
Clark Gaines
16
4
02/01/1954
' "
Wake Forest
DE/DT/NT
Lawrence Pillers
16
4
11/04/1952
' "
Alcorn State
QB
Pat Ryan
1
2
09/16/1955
' "
Tennessee
G
Randy Rasmussen
16
13
05/10/1945
' "
Nebraska - Kearney
WR
Paul Darby
15
R
10/22/1956
' "
Southwest Texas State
T/G
John Roman
16
4
08/31/1952
' "
Idaho State
DB
Burgess Owens
16
7
08/02/1951
' "
Miami (FL)
RB
Woody Bennett
15
1
03/24/1955
' "
Miami (FL)
WR
Bobby Jones
10
2
07/12/1955
' "
Millikin (IL)
RB
Tom Newton
16
3
03/08/1954
' "
California
QB
Matt Robinson
15
3
06/28/1955
' "
Georgia
P
Chuck Ramsey
16
3
02/24/1952
' "
Wake Forest
QB
Richard Todd
15
4
11/19/1953
' "
Alabama
DB
Johnny Lynn
16
R
12/19/1956
' "
UCLA
G/T
Dan Alexander
16
3
06/17/1955
' "
Louisiana State
T
Marvin Powell
16
3
08/30/1955
' "
Southern California
WR
Wesley Walker
9
3
05/26/1955
' "
California
TE
Bob Raba
8
3
04/23/1955
' "
Maryland
DT/DE
Abdul Salaam
12
4
02/12/1953
' "
Kent State
DE
Mark Gastineau
16
R
11/20/1956
' "
East Central (OK)
DB
Shafer Suggs
16
4
04/28/1953
' "
Ball State
DT/DE/NT
Marty Lyons
16
R
01/05/1957
' "
Alabama
K
Dave Jacobs
4
R
07/01/1957
' "
Syracuse
DB
Ed Taylor
4
5
05/13/1953
' "
Memphis
DB
Tim Moresco
16
3
10/03/1954
' "
Syracuse
LB
Stan Blinka
16
R
04/29/1957
' "
Sam Houston State
RB/WR
Bruce Harper
16
3
06/20/1955
' "
Kutztown (PA)
RB
Kevin Long
12
3
01/20/1955
' "
South Carolina
LB
Greg Buttle
16
4
06/20/1954
' "
Penn State
TE/WR
Jerome Barkum
13
8
07/18/1950
' "
Jackson State
G
Eric Cunningham
11
R
03/16/1957
' "
Penn State
DB
Donald Dykes
16
R
08/24/1955
' "
Southeastern Louisiana
LB
Bob Martin
2
4
11/14/1953
' "
Nebraska
K
Toni Linhart
5
7
07/24/1942
' "
Austria Tech School
WR
Roger Farmer
4
1
11/20/1955
' "
Baker
DT/NT
Joe Pellegrini
4
2
08/09/1956
' "
Idaho
K
Richie Szaro
1
5
03/07/1958
' "
Harvard
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