1979 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (2-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1979 Detroit Lions Statistics
1979 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit struggled to score 219 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense yielded 365. Jeff Komlo threw for 2,238 yards. Freddie Scott hauled in 62 balls for 929 yards. David Hill was targeted regularly, too.

Dexter Bussey rushed for a team-leading 625 yards for the Lions.

Luther Bradley and Jimmy Allen each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Monte Clark coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Jimmy AllenSSMarch 6, 19526'2"194Pierce College CA)Clearwater, FL USA1614
42Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485'10"170Texas SouthernGeorgetown, SC USA30
47John ArnoldPROctober 5, 19555'10"175WyomingShizuoka, Japan70
60Al BakerRDEDecember 9, 19566'6"265Colorado St.Jacksonville, FL USA1616
76Karl BaldischwilerLTJanuary 19, 19566'5"265OklahomaOkmulgee, OK USA1616
89Luther BlueWROctober 21, 19545'11"185Iowa St.Valdosta, GA USA90
73Russ BolingerRGSeptember 10, 19546'5"255California-RiversideWichita, KS USA1616
27Luther BradleyRCBMay 7, 19556'2"195Notre DameFlorence, SC USA1616
53Jon BrooksLBJune 22, 19576'2"215ClemsonSaluda, SC USA150
24Dexter BusseyRBMarch 11, 19526'1"195OklahomaDallas, TX USA1610
31Ken CallicuttKRAugust 20, 19556'0"190ClemsonChester, SC USA160
66Karl ChandlerC-GFebruary 15, 19526'5"250PrincetonDelaware County, PA USA10
63Garry CobbLBMarch 16, 19576'2"227USCCarthage, NC USA80
50Eddie ColeLBDecember 16, 19566'2"235MississippiClarkside, MS USA152
70Keith DorneyRTDecember 3, 19576'5"268Penn St.Allentown, PA USA1616
72Cleveland ElamDT-DEApril 5, 19526'4"252Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA80
61Homer EliasLGMay 1, 19556'3"255Tennessee St.Fort Benning, GA USA1514
20Ken EllisDBSeptember 27, 19475'10"190SouthernWoodbine, GA USA70
78Doug EnglishRDTAugust 25, 19536'5"255TexasDallas, TX USA160
57Ken FantettiMLBApril 7, 19576'2"230WyomingToledo, OR USA168
65Amos FowlerCFebruary 11, 19566'3"250Southern MissPensacola, FL USA121
58Dennis FranksCMay 29, 19536'1"241MichiganMcKeesport, PA USA130
38Lawrence GainesRBDecember 15, 19536'1"237WyomingVernon, TX USA160
71Dave GallagherLDTJanuary 2, 19526'4"256MichiganPiqua, OH USA100
79William GayDEMay 28, 19556'5"250USCSan Francisco, CA USA152
17Jerry GolsteynQBAugust 6, 19546'4"207Northern IllinoisWest Allis, WI USA11
51James HarrellRLBJuly 19, 19576'1"224FloridaTampa, FL USA98
81David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546'2"229Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA1615
28James HunterFSMarch 8, 19546'3"195Grambling St.Silsbee, TX USA1515
10Scott HunterQBNovember 11, 19476'2"205AlabamaMobile, AL USA130
44Ernie JacksonDBApril 11, 19505'10"173DukeHopkins, SC USA20
46Doug JonesDBMay 31, 19506'2"202Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA100
32Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545'11"200OregonLincoln, NE USA166
25Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535'10"208GeorgiaAthens, GA USA164
19Jeff KomloQBJuly 30, 19566'2"200DelawareCheverly, MD USA1614
26Tony LeonardDBFebruary 28, 19535'11"170Virginia UnionRichmond, VA USA10
48Eddie LewisDBDecember 15, 19536'0"177KansasMobile, AL USA80
62Don MorrisonT-CDecember 16, 19496'5"255Texas-ArlingtonFort Worth, TX USA150
80Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576'4"230GeorgiaMonticello, GA USA162
55Ed O'NeilLLBSeptember 8, 19526'3"236Penn St.Warren, PA USA1612
44Dave ParkinDBJanuary 7, 19566'0"191Utah St.Salt Lake City, UT USA90
43Don PattersonDBOctober 31, 19575'11"175Georgia TechGray, GA USA20
67Wally PesuitG-C-T-DEMarch 4, 19546'4"252KentuckySteubenville, OH USA160
75Dave PureiforyLDEJuly 12, 19496'1"260East. MichiganPensacola, FL USA1515
14Joe ReedQBJanuary 8, 19486'1"195BaylorNewport, RI USA21
1Benny RicardoKJanuary 4, 19545'10"175San Diego St.Asuncion, Paraguay160
36Bo RobinsonFBMay 27, 19566'2"228West Texas A&MLa Mesa, TX USA1412
82Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506'5"240Howard PayneValley Mills, TX USA50
87Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526'2"180AmherstGrady, AR USA1414
15Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556'0"192Ohio St.Bethel Park, PA USA20
46Jimmy StewartDBOctober 15, 19545'11"190TulsaSt. Louis, MO USA50
12Larry SwiderPFebruary 1, 19556'2"195PittsburghLimestone, ME USA140
54Larry TearryCApril 24, 19566'3"260Wake ForestErwin, NC USA110
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA151
52Dave WashingtonLB-TESeptember 12, 19486'5"223Alcorn St.Tuscaloosa, AL USA70
18Gene WashingtonWRJanuary 14, 19476'2"185StanfordTuscaloosa, AL USA160
59Charlie WeaverMLBJuly 12, 19496'2"220USCGreenwood, MS USA80
21Walt WilliamsLCBJuly 10, 19546'1"185AshlandBedford Hills, NY USA127
42Robert WoodsWRJuly 3, 19555'7"170Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA10



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