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1979 Detroit Lions
Head Coach:
Monte Clark
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
DB
Jimmy Allen
16
6
03/06/1952
' "
UCLA
DB
Nate Allen
3
9
05/13/1948
' "
Texas Southern
WR
John Arnold
7
1
10/05/1955
' "
Wyoming
DE
Al Baker
16
2
12/09/1956
' "
Colorado State
T
Karl Baldischwiler
16
2
01/19/1956
' "
Oklahoma
WR
Luther Blue
9
3
10/21/1954
' "
Iowa State
G/T
Russ Bolinger
16
3
09/10/1954
' "
Long Beach State
DB
Luther Bradley
16
2
05/07/1955
' "
Notre Dame
LB
Jon Brooks
15
R
06/22/1957
' "
Clemson
RB
Dexter Bussey
16
6
03/11/1952
' "
Texas - Arlington
RB
Ken Callicutt
16
2
08/20/1955
' "
Clemson
C/G
Karl Chandler
1
6
02/15/1952
' "
Princeton
LB
Garry Cobb
8
R
03/16/1957
' "
Southern California
LB
Eddie Cole
15
R
12/16/1956
' "
Mississippi
T/G
Keith Dorney
16
R
12/03/1957
' "
Penn State
DT/DE
Cleveland Elam
8
5
04/05/1952
' "
Tennessee State
G/T
Homer Elias
15
2
05/01/1955
' "
Tennessee State
DB
Ken Ellis
7
9
09/27/1947
' "
Southern
DT
Doug English
16
5
08/25/1953
' "
Texas
LB
Ken Fantetti
16
R
04/07/1957
' "
Wyoming
C/G
Amos Fowler
12
2
02/11/1956
' "
Southern Mississippi
C
Dennis Franks
13
4
05/29/1953
' "
Michigan
RB
Lawrence Gaines
16
3
12/15/1953
' "
Wyoming
DE
Dave Gallagher
10
5
01/02/1952
' "
Michigan
DE/DT/TE
Bill Gay
15
2
05/28/1955
' "
Southern California
QB
Jerry Golsteyn
1
3
08/06/1954
' "
Northern Illinois
LB
James Harrell
9
1
07/19/1957
' "
Florida
TE
David Hill
16
4
01/01/1954
' "
Texas A&M - Kingsville
DB
James Hunter
15
4
03/08/1954
' "
Grambling State
QB
Scott Hunter
13
7
11/11/1947
' "
Alabama
DB
Ernie Jackson
2
8
04/11/1950
' "
Duke
DB
Doug Jones
10
6
05/31/1950
' "
Cal State - Northridge
RB
Rick Kane
16
3
11/12/1954
' "
San Jose State
RB
Horace King
16
5
03/05/1953
' "
Georgia
QB
Jeff Komlo
16
R
07/30/1956
' "
Delaware
DB
Tony Leonard
1
4
02/28/1953
' "
Virginia Union
DB
Eddie Lewis
8
4
12/15/1953
' "
Kansas
T/C
Don Morrison
15
9
12/16/1949
' "
Texas - Arlington
TE
Ulysses Norris
16
R
01/15/1957
' "
Georgia
LB
Ed O'Neil
16
6
09/08/1952
' "
Penn State
DB
Dave Parkin
9
R
01/07/1956
' "
Utah State
DB
Don Patterson
2
1
10/31/1957
' "
Georgia Tech
G/C/T/DE
Wally Pesuit
16
4
03/04/1954
' "
Kentucky
DE/DT
Dave Pureifory
15
8
07/12/1949
' "
Eastern Michigan
QB
Joe Reed
2
8
01/08/1948
' "
Mississippi State
K
Benny Ricardo
16
3
01/04/1954
' "
San Diego State
RB/TE
Bo Robinson
14
R
05/27/1956
' "
West Texas A&M
DE
Ken Sanders
5
8
08/22/1950
' "
Howard Payne (TX)
WR
Freddie Scott
14
6
08/05/1952
' "
Amherst
P
Tom Skledany
2
2
06/29/1955
' "
Ohio State
DB
Jimmy Stewart
5
2
10/15/1954
' "
Tulsa
P
Larry Swider
14
1
02/01/1955
' "
Pittsburgh
C
Larry Tearry
11
2
04/24/1956
' "
Wake Forest
WR/HB
Leonard Thompson
15
5
07/28/1952
' "
Oklahoma State
LB/TE
Dave Washington
7
10
09/12/1948
' "
Alcorn State
WR
Gene Washington
16
10
01/14/1947
' "
Stanford
LB
Charlie Weaver
8
9
07/12/1949
' "
Southern California
DB
Walt Williams
12
3
07/10/1954
' "
New Mexico State
WR
Robert Woods
1
2
07/03/1955
' "
Grambling State
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