1974 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Forzano (7-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1974 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Forzano (7-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1974 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions racked up 256 points, but the defense allowed 270. Bill Munson passed for 1,874 yards. Ron Jessie hauled in 54 balls for 761 yards, while Charlie Sanders contributed to the receiving game also.
Altie Taylor rushed for a team-leading 532 yards for Detroit.
Levi Johnson picked off 5 opponent throws.
Rick Forzano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 13 | 12 |
| 81 | T.C. Blair | TE | August 4, 1951 | 6'4" | 220 | Tulsa | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Dexter Bussey | RB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Carl Capria | DB | June 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | Purdue | Bronx, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Leon Crosswhite | RB | April 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma | Hennessey, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
| 29 | Ben Davis | DB | October 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Defiance | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 60 | Guy Dennis | LG | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | RT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 39 | Bill Frohbose | DB | May 20, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 13 | 8 |
| 58 | Mike Hennigan | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Parsons | Washington, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jim Hooks | FB | October 23, 1950 | 5'11" | 225 | Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 8 | 6 |
| 70 | Billy Howard | DE-DT | July 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 252 | Alcorn St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 26 | Dick Jauron | FS | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Yuma, AZ USA | 12 | 11 |
| 23 | Levi Johnson | RCB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 196 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | G | May 22, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | Utah | Provo, UT USA | 11 | 2 |
| 31 | Jimmie Jones | KR | June 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 205 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | RG | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Massachusetts | Nashua, NH USA | 5 | 3 |
| 52 | Jim Laslavic | MLB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | North Dakota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | RDT | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Virginia St. | Danville, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Ed O'Neil | LB | September 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 236 | Penn St. | Warren, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Herb Orvis | LDT | October 17, 1946 | 6'5" | 248 | Colorado | Petoskey, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Steve Owens | FB | December 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma | Gore, OK USA | 11 | 7 |
| 86 | Bob Pickard | WR | September 3, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Xavier (OH) | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
| 72 | Ernie Price | LDE | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 61 | Fred Rothwell | C | October 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas St. | Lafayette, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Ken Sanders | LDE | August 22, 1950 | 6'5" | 240 | Howard Payne | Valley Mills, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | John Small | DT-LB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 269 | The Citadel | Lumberton, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 200 | Utah St. | Pittsburg, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 21 | Jim Thrower | DB | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Camden, AR USA | 12 | 1 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LG | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 14 | 10 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | WR | February 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Arizona St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | RLB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Charlie West | SS | August 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Angelo State (TX) | Terrell, TX USA | 13 | 9 |
| 67 | Daryl White | G | October 12, 1951 | 6'3" | 250 | Nebraska | Newark, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Doug Wyatt | SS | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Tulsa | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | Sam Wyche | QB | January 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Furman | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LT | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | RB | June 8, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Auburn | Melbourne, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
