1958 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (4-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1958 Detroit Lions Statistics
1958 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions scored 261 points, but the defensive squad yielded 276. Tobin Rote threw for 1,678 yards. Dave Middleton topped all receivers, hauling in 29 balls for 506 yards. Howard Cassady, Jim Doran and Jim Gibbons each provided receiving help, too.

Tobin Rote rushed for a team-leading 351 yards for Detroit.

Joe Schmidt picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
50Charlie AneCJanuary 25, 19316'2"260USCHonolulu, HI USA120
41Terry BarrRDHAugust 10, 19356'0"189MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA120
67Stan CampbellRGAugust 26, 19306'0"226Iowa St.Hastings, NE USA120
40Howard CassadyRHMarch 2, 19345'10"183Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA100
24Jack ChristiansenRSDecember 20, 19286'1"205Colorado St.Sublette, KS USA100
76Lou CreekmurLTJanuary 22, 19276'4"246William & MaryHopelawn, NJ USA120
85Gene CroninRDENovember 20, 19336'2"229PacificSpalding, NE USA1212
25Jim DavidLDHDecember 2, 19275'11"178Colorado St.Florence, SC USA120
83Jim DoranLEAugust 11, 19276'2"201Buena VistaBeaver, IA USA90
26Gene GedmanHBJanuary 9, 19325'11"195IndianaDuquesne, PA USA110
80Jim GibbonsRESeptember 26, 19366'2"220IowaChicago, IL USA120
53Bill GlassDE-C-TAugust 16, 19356'5"252BaylorTexarkana, TX USA120
64Doug HoglandG-TMay 8, 19316'4"245Oregon St.Farmington, NM USA100
35John JohnsonFBNovember 24, 19296'2"210St. Mary's (CA)Waterproof, LA USA90
71Alex KarrasLDTJuly 15, 19356'2"248IowaGary, IN USA120
60Karl KoepferGOctober 7, 19346'2"230Bowling GreenSwanton, OH USA10
28Yale LaryLSNovember 24, 19305'11"185Texas A&MFort Worth, TX USA120
22Bobby LayneQBDecember 19, 19266'1"201TexasSanta Anna, TX USA21
45Dan LewisHB-FBFebruary 14, 19366'1"199WisconsinFreehold, NJ USA110
86Bob LongLLBFebruary 24, 19346'3"232UCLASouth Pasadena, CA USA120
43Gary LoweDB-HBMay 4, 19345'11"196Michigan St.Trenton, MI USA120
72Gil MainsRDTDecember 17, 19296'2"243Murray St.Mount Carmel, IL USA120
47Jim MartinKApril 8, 19246'2"227Notre DameCleveland, OH USA120
78Darris McCordLDEJanuary 4, 19336'4"250TennesseeDetroit, MI USA120
84Dave MiddletonE-HB-FLNovember 23, 19336'1"194AuburnBirmingham, AL USA120
74Bob MillerDT-TDecember 11, 19296'3"242VirginiaNorwalk, CT USA100
14Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA90
79Gerry PerryT-DT-DE-GJuly 17, 19306'4"237PepperdineBallston Spa, NY USA120
87Perry RichardsEJanuary 14, 19346'2"205Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA30
18Tobin RoteQBJanuary 18, 19286'3"211RiceSan Antonio, TX USA1211
73Ken RussellRTNovember 2, 19356'3"252Bowling GreenFostoria, OH USA120
81Tom RychlecESeptember 11, 19346'3"220American Int.Meriden, CT USA120
56Joe SchmidtMLBJanuary 19, 19326'1"220PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA120
66Harley SewellLGApril 18, 19316'1"230TexasSt. Jo, TX USA120
55Wayne WalkerLBSeptember 30, 19366'2"225IdahoBoise, ID USA120
34Ken WebbKRAugust 15, 19355'11"207PresbyterianAlbany, GA USA120
23Dave WhitsellDBJune 14, 19366'0"189IndianaShelby, MI USA120
57Roger ZatkoffRLBMarch 25, 19316'2"216MichiganHamtramck, MI USA120



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