1952 Detroit Lions Roster
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's National Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1952 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's National Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Lions paced the league with just 192 points allowed. Detroit moved the ball well, scoring 344 points. Bob Hoernschemeyer rushed for a team-leading 457 yards, and Bobby Layne also aided the ground game.
Bobby Layne threw for 1,999 yards. Cloyce Box topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 balls for 924 yards. Leon Hart provided receiving help as well.
The sticky-fingered defense created 57 turnovers, topping in the league. Bob Smith seized 9 opponent throws.
Buddy Parker coached the team. The 1952 Detroit Lions won the Championship.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Byron Bailey | ROH | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | Vince Banonis | C | April 9, 1921 | 6'1" | 230 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Les Bingaman | MG | February 3, 1926 | 6'3" | 272 | Illinois | McKenzie, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Cloyce Box | LE | August 24, 1923 | 6'4" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | Hamilton, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 66 | Stan Campbell | LOG | August 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 226 | Iowa St. | Hastings, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Jack Christiansen | KR | December 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado St. | Sublette, KS USA | 11 | 1 |
| 70 | Gus Cifelli | RT | February 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 244 | Nevada-Reno | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Ollie Cline | FB | December 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Mount Vernon, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur | LT | January 22, 1927 | 6'4" | 246 | William & Mary | Hopelawn, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 39 | Pete D'Alonzo | FB | May 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 210 | Villanova | Orange, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Jim David | LDH | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | Colorado St. | Florence, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 44 | Don Doll | LS | August 29, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | LDE-ROE | August 11, 1927 | 6'2" | 201 | Buena Vista | Beaver, IA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | Tom Dublinski | QB | August 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 212 | Utah | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Blaine Earon | RDE | January 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Duke | Altoona, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 60 | Dick Flanagan | LLB | October 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 216 | Ohio St. | Sidney, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Keith Flowers | RLB-LLB | April 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 211 | TCU | Perryton, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Sonny Gandee | LDE | February 27, 1929 | 6'1" | 216 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Jug Girard | LH | January 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 176 | Wisconsin | Marinette, WI USA | 11 | 9 |
| 34 | Pat Harder | FB | May 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 203 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11 | 10 |
| 1 | Jim Hardy | QB | April 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | San Pedro, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 82 | Leon Hart | RE | November 2, 1928 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 48 | Jim Hill | DB | July 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 188 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | RH | September 24, 1925 | 5'11" | 194 | Indiana | Cincinnati, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Yale Lary | PR | November 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | QB | December 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Santa Anna, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 62 | Jim Martin | LG | 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 | 12 | 11 |
| 74 | Bob Miller | LDT-LOT | December 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 242 | Virginia | Norwalk, CT USA | 11 | 1 |
| 42 | Lindy Pearson | HB | March 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | John Prchlik | RDT | July 20, 1925 | 6'4" | 234 | Yale | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Clyde Scott | LOH | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 174 | Navy | Dixie, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Bob Smith | P | August 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 191 | Tulsa | Ranger, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 63 | Dick Stanfel | RG | July 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 236 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Pat Summerall | LDE | May 10, 1930 | 6'4" | 228 | Arkansas | Lake City, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Swiacki | LOE-ROE | October 2, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Holy Cross | Southbridge, MA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | RLB | February 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 215 | Washington St. | La Crosse, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Doak Walker | LOH-K | January 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 173 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
