Detroit Lions — 1979 season
The 1979 Detroit Lions season roster. Game results for this season are not matched here; they begin in the pages from 2002.
Roster (59 players)
Everyone on the roster that season; each name links to that player's page.
| Player | Pos | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Komlo | QB | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | QB | 0 |
| Joe Reed | QB | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | QB | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | RB | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | RB | 0 |
| Horace King | RB | 0 |
| Ken Callicutt | RB | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | RB | 0 |
| Rick Kane | RB | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | WR | 0 |
| Gene Washington | WR | 0 |
| John Arnold | WR | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | WR | 0 |
| Luther Blue | WR | 0 |
| Robert Woods | WR | 0 |
| David Hill | TE | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | TE | 0 |
| Amos Fowler | OL | 0 |
| Dennis Franks | OL | 0 |
| Don Morrison | OL | 0 |
| Homer Elias | OL | 0 |
| Karl Baldischwiler | OL | 0 |
| Karl Chandler | OL | 0 |
| Keith Dorney | OL | 0 |
| Larry Tearry | OL | 0 |
| Russ Bolinger | OL | 0 |
| Wally Pesuit | OL | 0 |
| Al Baker | DL | 0 |
| Bill Gay | DL | 0 |
| Cleveland Elam | DL | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | DL | 0 |
| Dave Pureifory | DL | 0 |
| Doug English | DL | 0 |
| Ken Sanders | DL | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | LB | 0 |
| Dave Washington | LB | 0 |
| Ed O'Neil | LB | 0 |
| Eddie Cole | LB | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | LB | 0 |
| James Harrell | LB | 0 |
| Jon Brooks | LB | 0 |
| Ken Fantetti | LB | 0 |
| Dave Parkin | DB | 0 |
| Don Patterson | DB | 0 |
| Doug Jones | DB | 0 |
| Eddie Lewis | DB | 0 |
| Ernie Jackson | DB | 0 |
| James Hunter | DB | 0 |
| Jimmy Allen | DB | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | DB | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | DB | 0 |
| Luther Bradley | DB | 0 |
| Nate Allen | DB | 0 |
| Tony Leonard | DB | 0 |
| Walt Williams | DB | 0 |
| Benny Ricardo | K | 0 |
| Larry Swider | P | 0 |
| Tom Skladany | P | 0 |
Where this came from
Roster from nflverse open data, under CC BY 4.0.
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