1977 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Hudspeth (6-8)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1977 Detroit Lions Statistics
1977 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions scored 183 points, but the defense allowed 252. Horace King rushed for a team-leading 521 yards for Detroit, while Rick Kane additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Greg Landry threw for 1,359 yards. Horace King topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 balls, while David Hill added 465 receiving yards. Ray Jarvis provided receiving help, too.

James Hunter picked off 6 opponent throws.

Tommy Hudspeth coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Gary AndersonGSeptember 22, 19556'3"253StanfordFairfield, CA USA131
20Lem BarneyRCBSeptember 8, 19456'0"188Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA120
89Luther BlueWROctober 21, 19545'11"185Iowa St.Valdosta, GA USA140
62Lynn BodenRGJune 5, 19536'3"270South Dakota St.Stromburg, NE USA1313
73Russ BolingerLGSeptember 10, 19546'5"255California-RiversideWichita, KS USA1414
43Andy BoltonRBMay 23, 19546'1"205FiskMemphis, TN USA140
24Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526'1"195OklahomaDallas, TX USA84
16Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516'2"195PurdueDetroit, MI USA132
58Tony DaykinLBMay 13, 19556'1"215Georgia TechTaipei, Taiwan140
78Doug EnglishRDTAugust 25, 19536'5"255TexasDallas, TX USA1414
76Rocky FreitasTSeptember 7, 19456'6"270Oregon St.Kailua, HI USA30
74Larry HandDE-DTJuly 10, 19406'4"250Appalachian St.Paterson, NJ USA140
71Craig HertwigRTJanuary 15, 19526'8"270GeorgiaColumbus, GA USA1414
81David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546'2"229Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA1412
86J.D. HillWROctober 30, 19486'1"202Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA110
17Mitch HoopesPJuly 8, 19536'1"207ArizonaBisbee, AZ USA10
44Marv HubbardRBMay 7, 19466'1"225ColgateSalamanca, NY USA130
28James HunterLCBMarch 8, 19546'3"195Grambling St.Silsbee, TX USA1414
45Ray JarvisWRFebruary 2, 19496'0"200Norfolk St.Chesapeake, VA USA140
26Dick JauronFSOctober 7, 19506'0"190YaleSwampscott, MA USA149
23Levi JohnsonDBOctober 30, 19506'3"196Texas A&M-KingsvilleCorpus Christi, TX USA30
32Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545'11"200OregonLincoln, NE USA146
25Horace KingFBMarch 5, 19535'10"208GeorgiaAthens, GA USA1413
11Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466'4"210MassachusettsNashua, NH USA1111
87Bill LarsonTEOctober 7, 19536'4"225Colorado St.Greenfield, IA USA120
52Jim LaslavicLBOctober 24, 19516'2"237Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA144
68Mark MarkovichCNovember 7, 19526'5"256Penn St.Latrobe, PA USA44
54Mike McGrawLBDecember 27, 19536'2"225WyomingDenver, CO USA10
10Steve Mike-MayerKSeptember 8, 19476'0"180MarylandBudapest, Hungary140
83Jim MitchellRDESeptember 15, 19486'3"245Virginia St.Danville, VA USA96
64Melvin MitchellG-C-TFebruary 21, 19536'3"260Tennessee St.Dallas, TX USA90
63Jon MorrisCApril 5, 19426'4"254Holy CrossWashington, DC USA1414
57Garth NapelLBMarch 27, 19546'1"213Texas A&MLos Angeles, CA USA142
50Paul NaumoffLLBJuly 3, 19456'1"215TennesseeColumbus, OH USA1312
55Ed O'NeilMLBSeptember 8, 19526'3"236Penn St.Warren, PA USA1411
80Herb OrvisLDTOctober 17, 19466'5"248ColoradoPetoskey, MI USA1414
34Eddie PaytonKRAugust 3, 19515'8"175Jackson St.Columbia, MS USA80
42Reggie PinkneyDBMay 27, 19555'11"190East CarolinaSt. Louis, MO USA111
72Ernie PriceRDESeptember 20, 19506'4"248Texas A&M-KingsvilleCorpus Christi, TX USA126
14Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486'1"195BaylorNewport, RI USA31
31Randy RichDBDecember 28, 19535'10"178New MexicoBakersfield, CA USA20
88Charlie SandersTEAugust 25, 19466'4"225MinnesotaRichlands, NC USA100
82Ken SandersLDEAugust 22, 19506'5"240Howard PayneValley Mills, TX USA1111
79Dave SimonsonTMay 2, 19526'6"246MinnesotaAustin, MN USA70
10Wilbur SummersPAugust 6, 19546'4"220LouisvilleIrvington, NJ USA130
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA143
59Charlie WeaverRLBJuly 12, 19496'2"220USCGreenwood, MS USA1413
40Charlie WestSSAugust 31, 19466'1"197Angelo State (TX)Terrell, TX USA1313
Tom WickertT-GApril 5, 19526'4"246Washington St.Astoria, OR USA10
21Walt WilliamsRCBJuly 10, 19546'1"185AshlandBedford Hills, NY USA146
77John WoodcockDTMarch 19, 19546'3"246New MexicoEureka, CA USA144
75Jim YarbroughLTOctober 28, 19466'5"265FloridaCharlotte, NC USA1311



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