1951 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1951 Detroit Lions Statistics
1951 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's National Division.

Detroit lit up the scoreboard for 336 points, while the defense gave up 259. Bob Hoernschemeyer rushed for a team-leading 678 yards for the Lions.

Bobby Layne passed for 2,403 yards. Leon Hart hauled in 35 balls, while Dorne Dibble added 613 receiving yards.

Bob Smith seized 3 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
51	Vince Banonis	C-LB	April 9, 1921	6'1"	230	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
85	Ed Berrang	RDE	October 14, 1922	6'2"	206	Villanova	Philadelphia, PA USA	10	10
65	Les Bingaman	C-MG	February 3, 1926	6'3"	272	Illinois	McKenzie, TN USA	6	8
19	Jack Christiansen	PR	December 20, 1928	6'1"	205	Colorado St.	Sublette, KS USA	12	12
70	Gus Cifelli	RT	February 3, 1926	6'4"	244	Nevada-Reno	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	12
30	Ollie Cline	FB	December 31, 1925	6'0"	200	Ohio St.	Mount Vernon, OH USA	12	0
76	Lou Creekmur	LG	January 22, 1927	6'4"	246	William & Mary	Hopelawn, NJ USA	12	12
16	Pete D'Alonzo	FB	May 26, 1929	5'10"	210	Villanova	Orange, NJ USA	12	1
84	Dorne Dibble	LE	April 26, 1929	6'2"	195	Michigan St.	Adrian, MI USA	12	7
44	Don Doll	LDH	August 29, 1926	5'10"	185	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	12
83	Jim Doran	LDE	August 11, 1927	6'2"	201	Buena Vista	Beaver, IA USA	12	9
24	Fred Enke	QB	December 15, 1924	6'1"	208	Arizona	Louisville, KY USA	12	0
74	Dick Flanagan	LLB	October 31, 1926	6'0"	216	Ohio St.	Sidney, OH USA	12	9
67	Barry French	ROG-ROT	February 12, 1922	6'0"	225	Purdue	Chamberlain, SD USA	12	0
34	Pat Harder	FB	May 6, 1922	5'11"	203	Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI USA	12	11
82	Leon Hart	RE	November 2, 1928	6'5"	257	Notre Dame	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	12
12	Jim Hill	LDH-S	July 21, 1929	6'0"	188	Tennessee	Knoxville, TN USA	12	2
14	Bob Hoernschemeyer	RH	September 24, 1925	5'11"	194	Indiana	Cincinnati, OH USA	11	11
72	Floyd Jaszewski	LDT	June 5, 1927	6'4"	230	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	12	8
22	Bobby Layne	QB	December 19, 1926	6'1"	201	Texas	Santa Anna, TX USA	12	12
55	Jack Lininger	LLB	June 27, 1927	5'11"	217	Ohio St.	Van Wert, OH USA	12	3
89	Jim Martin	LT	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	12
73	Thurman McGraw	LDT	July 17, 1927	6'5"	235	Colorado St.	Garden City, KS USA	8	9
63	Bob Momsen	MLB	May 28, 1929	6'3"	225	Ohio St.	Toledo, OH USA	12	0
35	Art Murakowski	DB	May 15, 1925	6'0"	195	Northwestern	East Chicago, IN USA	12	0
42	Lindy Pearson	ROH-LOH	March 6, 1929	6'0"	198	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, OK USA	12	1
75	John Prchlik	RDT	July 20, 1925	6'4"	234	Yale	Cleveland, OH USA	12	12
64	Dan Rogas	RG	August 9, 1926	6'1"	230	Tulane	Port Arthur, TX USA	12	8
11	Clarence Self	LDH-S	October 10, 1925	5'8"	181	Wisconsin	Birmingham, AL USA	12	6
40	Bob Smith	P	August 20, 1925	6'1"	191	Tulsa	Ranger, TX USA	12	12
88	Bill Swiacki	LOE	October 2, 1922	6'2"	195	Holy Cross	Southbridge, MA USA	12	5
53	LaVern Torgeson	C	February 28, 1929	6'0"	215	Washington St.	La Crosse, WA USA	12	12
37	Doak Walker	K	January 1, 1927	5'11"	173	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	12	12
60	Bruce Womack	LOG	May 12, 1929	6'3"	210	West Texas A&M	Floydada, TX USA	3	0