1979 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dick Vermeil (11-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1979 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1979 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Eagles ran up 339 points, and the defense allowed 282. Wilbert Montgomery carried the ball for a team-leading 1,512 yards for Philadelphia.

Ron Jaworski threw for 2,669 yards. Harold Carmichael grabbed 52 passes for 872 yards. Keith Krepfle and Wilbert Montgomery contributed to the receiving game also.

Brenard Wilson intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Dick Vermeil coached the team. The 1979 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
38Larry BarnesRBJuly 17, 19545'11"220Tennessee St.Bessemer, AL USA160
66Bill BergeyLBFebruary 9, 19456'4"243Arkansas St.South Dayton, NY USA33
27Richard BlackmoreDBAugust 14, 19565'10"174Mississippi St.Vicksburg, MS USA160
95John BuntingLLBJuly 15, 19506'1"220North CarolinaPortland, ME USA1515
67Lem BurnhamDEAugust 30, 19476'4"236U.S. InternationalWinter Haven, FL USA160
37Billy CampfieldRBAugust 20, 19565'11"200KansasLas Vegas, NV USA160
17Harold CarmichaelWRSeptember 22, 19496'8"225SouthernJacksonville, FL USA1616
32Earl CarrRBJanuary 22, 19556'0"224FloridaTallahassee, FL USA10
59Al ChesleyLBAugust 23, 19576'3"240PittsburghWashington, DC USA160
71Ken ClarkeNT-DTAugust 28, 19566'2"268SyracuseSavannah, GA USA160
46Herman EdwardsRCBApril 27, 19546'0"194CaliforniaFort Monmouth, NJ USA1616
81Scott FitzkeeWRApril 8, 19576'0"187Penn St.York, PA USA151
1Tony FranklinKNovember 18, 19565'8"182Texas A&MBig Spring, TX USA160
33Louie GiammonaRBMarch 3, 19535'9"180Utah St.St. Helena, CA USA150
78Carl HairstonRDEDecember 15, 19526'3"260Md-Eastern ShoreMartinsville, VA USA1515
20Leroy HarrisFBJuly 3, 19545'9"226Arkansas St.Savannah, GA USA1513
68Dennis HarrisonDEJuly 31, 19566'8"275VanderbiltCleveland, OH USA121
89Wally HenryKROctober 30, 19545'8"175UCLASan Diego, CA USA120
23Bob HowardLCBNovember 24, 19446'2"174Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoTallulah, LA USA160
87Claude HumphreyLDEJune 29, 19446'4"252Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA1616
7Ron JaworskiQBMarch 23, 19516'2"196Youngstown St.Lackawanna, NY USA1616
65Charlie JohnsonNTFebruary 17, 19526'3"266ColoradoWest Columbia, TX USA1616
72Wade KeyLGOctober 14, 19466'5"245TexasSan Antonio, TX USA120
84Keith KrepfleTEFebruary 4, 19526'3"227Iowa St.Dubuque, IA USA1616
29Al LatimerDBOctober 14, 19575'11"176FerrumWinter Park, FL USA130
55Frank LeMasterRILBMarch 12, 19526'2"232KentuckyLexington, KY USA1616
41Randy LoganSSMay 1, 19516'1"195MichiganDetroit, MI USA1616
77Rufus MayesT-GDecember 5, 19476'5"260Ohio St.Clarksdale, AR USA160
82Jerrold McRaeWRApril 9, 19556'1"194Tennessee St.Laurel, MS USA50
24Henry MonroeDBDecember 30, 19565'11"180Mississippi St.Mobile, AL USA30
31Wilbert MontgomeryRBSeptember 16, 19545'10"196Jackson St.Greenville, MS USA1616
50Guy MorrissCMay 13, 19516'4"255TCUColorado City, TX USA1616
69Woody PeoplesRGAugust 16, 19436'2"252Grambling St.Birmingham, AL USA1616
62Petey PerotLGApril 28, 19576'2"261NW State (LA)Natchitoches, LA USA146
52Ray PhillipsLBMarch 18, 19546'4"224NebraskaFordyce, AR USA110
64Garry PuetzG-TMarch 14, 19526'3"263ValparaisoElmhurst, IL USA20
56Jerry RobinsonLILBDecember 18, 19566'2"223UCLASan Francisco, CA USA166
4Max RunagerPMarch 24, 19566'1"189South CarolinaGreenwood, SC USA160
26John SandersDBJanuary 11, 19506'1"175South DakotaChicago, IL USA10
21John SciarraDBMarch 2, 19545'11"185UCLALos Angeles, CA USA162
76Jerry SisemoreRTJuly 16, 19516'4"265TexasOlton, TX USA1616
79Manny SistrunkDT-DEJune 16, 19476'5"269Ark-Pine BluffMontgomery, AL USA160
61Mark SlaterCFebruary 1, 19556'2"257MinnesotaCrosby, ND USA160
85Charlie SmithWRJuly 26, 19506'1"185Grambling St.Monroe, LA USA1612
88John SpagnolaTEAugust 1, 19576'4"240YaleBethlehem, PA USA163
58Terry TautoloLILBAugust 30, 19546'2"232UCLACorona, CA USA168
75Stan WaltersLTMay 27, 19486'6"275SyracuseRutherford, NJ USA1616
10John WaltonQBOctober 4, 19476'2"210Elizabeth City St.Elizabeth City, NC USA80
51Reggie WilkesRLBMay 27, 19566'4"235Georgia TechPine Bluff, AR USA1616
22Brenard WilsonFSAugust 15, 19556'0"178VanderbiltDaytona Beach, FL USA1414



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