1979 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (6-10)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1979 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1979 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons scored 300 points, but the porous defense conceded 388. William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,023 yards for Atlanta.

Steve Bartkowski passed for 2,505 yards. Wallace Francis paced the receiving corps, hauling in 74 passes for 1,013 yards. Alfred Jenkins contributed to the receiving game also.

Rolland Lawrence snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Leeman Bennett coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31William AndrewsFBDecember 25, 19556'0"206AuburnThomasville, GA USA1515
10Steve BartkowskiQBNovember 12, 19526'4"216CaliforniaDes Moines, IA USA1414
44Bubba BeanRBJanuary 26, 19545'11"195Texas A&MKirbyville, TX USA1111
50Greg BrezinaRLBJanuary 7, 19466'0"226HoustonSinton, TX USA160
66Warren BryantRTNovember 11, 19556'6"273KentuckyMiami, FL USA1616
38Rick ByasRCBOctober 19, 19505'9"180East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA160
51Brian CabralLBJune 23, 19566'1"233ColoradoFort Benning, GA USA30
21Lynn CainRBOctober 16, 19556'1"205USCLos Angeles, CA USA102
55Tony DaykinLBMay 13, 19556'1"215Georgia TechTaipei, Taiwan110
32Ray EasterlingFSSeptember 3, 19496'0"195RichmondRichmond, VA USA160
74Wilson FaumuinaLDTAugust 11, 19546'5"275San Jose St., American Samoa1414
77Edgar FieldsRDTMarch 10, 19546'2"255Texas A&MAustin, TX USA1615
89Wallace FrancisWRNovember 7, 19515'11"190Ark-Pine BluffFranklin, LA USA1616
36Bob GlazebrookDBMarch 7, 19566'1"200Fresno St.Fresno, CA USA130
64Pat HowellRGMarch 12, 19576'5"257USCFresno, CA USA155
85Alfred JacksonWRAugust 3, 19555'11"176TexasCameron, TX USA120
6John JamesPJanuary 21, 19496'3"197FloridaPanama City, FL USA160
84Alfred JenkinsWRJanuary 25, 19525'10"170Morris BrownHogansville, GA USA1616
14June JonesQBFebruary 19, 19536'4"200OregonPortland, OR USA52
78Mike KennLTFebruary 9, 19566'7"273MichiganEvanston, IL USA1616
33Jerome KingDBJanuary 4, 19555'10"175PurdueJersey City, NJ USA10
54Fulton KuykendallLLBJune 10, 19536'4"225UCLACoronado, CA USA1616
22Rolland LawrenceLCBMarch 24, 19515'10"179TaborFranklin, PA USA1616
69Mike LewisDT-DE-NTJuly 14, 19496'4"261WileyHouston, TX USA130
39James MayberryRBNovember 5, 19575'11"210ColoradoAmarillo, TX USA161
4Tim MazzettiKFebruary 1, 19566'1"175PennsylvaniaSao Paulo, CT Brazil160
56Ron McCartneyLBJuly 20, 19546'1"220TennesseeCharleston, WV USA160
52Dewey McClainLBApril 25, 19546'3"236East Central (OK)Okmulgee, OK USA150
73Phil McKinnelyT-G-TEJuly 8, 19546'4"248UCLAOakland, CA USA150
75Jeff MerrowDEJuly 12, 19536'4"236West VirginiaAkron, OH USA32
87Russ MikeskaTESeptember 10, 19556'3"225Texas A&MTemple, TX USA160
86Jim MitchellTEOctober 19, 19476'1"234Prairie ViewShelbyville, TN USA160
45Tom MoriartyDBApril 7, 19536'0"185Bowling GreenLima, OH USA160
15Mike MoroskiQBSeptember 4, 19576'4"200California-DavisBakersfield, CA USA20
33Ricky PattonRBApril 6, 19545'11"190Ferris St.Flint, MI USA40
81Dennis PearsonKRFebruary 9, 19555'11"177WashingtonGordo, AL USA160
59Robert PennywellMLBNovember 6, 19546'1"222Grambling St.Crowley, LA USA1616
27Tom PridemoreFSApril 29, 19565'10"186West VirginiaOak Hill, WV USA165
28Frank ReedSSMay 13, 19545'11"193WashingtonSeattle, WA USA1111
82Billy RyckmanWRFebruary 28, 19555'11"172Louisiana TechLafayette, LA USA140
53Paul RyczekCJune 25, 19526'2"230VirginiaPainesville, OH USA160
70Dave ScottLGDecember 26, 19536'4"276KansasHackensack, NJ USA1616
65Don SmithRDEMay 9, 19576'5"256Miami (FL)Oakland, CA USA1616
24Haskel StanbackRBMarch 19, 19526'0"210TennesseeKannapolis, NC USA130
25Ray StrongRBMay 7, 19565'9"184UNLVBerkeley, CA USA60
68R.C. ThielemannRGAugust 12, 19556'4"255ArkansasHouston, TX USA1111
57Jeff Van NoteCFebruary 7, 19466'2"247KentuckySouth Orange, NJ USA1616
58Joel WilliamsLBDecember 13, 19566'1"222Peru St.Miami, FL USA160
79Jeff YeatesLDEAugust 3, 19516'3"248Boston Col.Buffalo, NY USA1616
63Mike ZeleNT-DTJuly 3, 19566'3"239Kent St.Cleveland, OH USA130



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