1958 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (4-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1958 Detroit Lions Statistics
1958 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

Detroit scored 261 points, while the defensive squad yielded 276. Tobin Rote threw for 1,678 yards. Dave Middleton topped all receivers, hauling in 29 balls for 506 yards. Jim Doran, Howard Cassady and Jim Gibbons each were targeted regularly, too.

Tobin Rote rushed for a team-leading 351 yards for the Lions.

Joe Schmidt picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
50	Charlie Ane	C	January 25, 1931	6'2"	260	USC	Honolulu, HI USA	12	12
41	Terry Barr	RDH	August 10, 1935	6'0"	189	Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	12	12
67	Stan Campbell	RG	August 26, 1930	6'0"	226	Iowa St.	Hastings, NE USA	12	10
40	Howard Cassady	RH	March 2, 1934	5'10"	183	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	10	8
24	Jack Christiansen	RS	December 20, 1928	6'1"	205	Colorado St.	Sublette, KS USA	10	10
76	Lou Creekmur	LT	January 22, 1927	6'4"	246	William & Mary	Hopelawn, NJ USA	12	12
85	Gene Cronin	RDE	November 20, 1933	6'2"	229	Pacific	Spalding, NE USA	12	12
25	Jim David	LDH	December 2, 1927	5'11"	178	Colorado St.	Florence, SC USA	12	12
83	Jim Doran	LE	August 11, 1927	6'2"	201	Buena Vista	Beaver, IA USA	9	8
26	Gene Gedman	LOH-FB	January 9, 1932	5'11"	195	Indiana	Duquesne, PA USA	11	8
80	Jim Gibbons	RE	September 26, 1936	6'2"	220	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	12	8
53	Bill Glass	C-RDT	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	12	1
64	Doug Hogland	ROG-LOG	May 8, 1931	6'4"	245	Oregon St.	Farmington, NM USA	10	2
35	John Johnson	FB	November 24, 1929	6'2"	210	St. Mary's (CA)	Waterproof, LA USA	9	8
71	Alex Karras	LDT	July 15, 1935	6'2"	248	Iowa	Gary, IN USA	12	8
60	Karl Koepfer	OG	October 7, 1934	6'2"	230	Bowling Green	Swanton, OH USA	1	0
28	Yale Lary	LS	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	2	1
45	Dan Lewis	ROH-LOH	February 14, 1936	6'1"	199	Wisconsin	Freehold, NJ USA	11	1
86	Bob Long	LLB	February 24, 1934	6'3"	232	UCLA	South Pasadena, CA USA	12	12
43	Gary Lowe	LS	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	12	2
72	Gil Mains	RDT	December 17, 1929	6'2"	243	Murray St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	12	9
47	Jim Martin	K	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
78	Darris McCord	LDE	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	12	12
84	Dave Middleton	ROH-ROE-LO	November 23, 1933	6'1"	194	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	12	11
74	Bob Miller	LDT	December 11, 1929	6'3"	242	Virginia	Norwalk, CT USA	10	4
14	Earl Morrall	QB-P	May 17, 1934	6'1"	205	Michigan St.	Muskegon, MI USA	9	1
79	Gerry Perry	RDT-LDE-K	July 17, 1930	6'4"	237	Pepperdine	Ballston Spa, NY USA	12	1
87	Perry Richards	LOE	January 14, 1934	6'2"	205	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	3	1
18	Tobin Rote	QB	January 18, 1928	6'3"	211	Rice	San Antonio, TX USA	12	11
73	Ken Russell	RT	November 2, 1935	6'3"	252	Bowling Green	Fostoria, OH USA	12	12
81	Tom Rychlec	ROE-LOE	September 11, 1934	6'3"	220	American Int.	Meriden, CT USA	12	0
56	Joe Schmidt	MLB	January 19, 1932	6'1"	220	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	12
66	Harley Sewell	LG	April 18, 1931	6'1"	230	Texas	St. Jo, TX USA	12	12
55	Wayne Walker	LLB	September 30, 1936	6'2"	225	Idaho	Boise, ID USA	12	1
34	Ken Webb	KR	August 15, 1935	5'11"	207	Presbyterian	Albany, GA USA	12	6
23	Dave Whitsell	DB	June 14, 1936	6'0"	189	Indiana	Shelby, MI USA	12	0
57	Roger Zatkoff	RLB	March 25, 1931	6'2"	216	Michigan	Hamtramck, MI USA	12	12