1975 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
1975 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
1975 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1975 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 chalked up 245 points, and the defensive squad allowed 262. Dexter Bussey rushed for a team-leading 696 yards for Detroit, and Altie Taylor also contributed to the rushing attack.
Joe Reed tossed for 1,181 yards. Charlie Sanders hauled in 37 balls, while Ray Jarvis added 501 receiving yards.
Lem Barney picked off 5 opponent throws.
Rick Forzano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Larry Ball | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'6" | 232 | Louisville | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 62 | Lynn Boden | LG | June 5, 1953 | 6'3" | 270 | South Dakota St. | Stromburg, NE USA | 14 | 12 |
| 43 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 24 | Dexter Bussey | FB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | Jack Concannon | QB | February 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | Ben Davis | DB | October 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Defiance | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 3 |
| 60 | Guy Dennis | G-C | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Lenny Dunlap | DB | June 25, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | North Texas | Monroe, LA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 78 | Doug English | DT-NT | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | George Farmer | WR | April 19, 1948 | 6'4" | 214 | UCLA | Chattanooga, TN USA | 6 | 1 |
| 89 | Dennis Franklin | WR | August 24, 1953 | 6'1" | 185 | Michigan | Massillon, OH USA | 4 | 2 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | RT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDT | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hennigan | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Parsons | Washington, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Craig Hertwig | T | January 15, 1952 | 6'8" | 270 | Georgia | Columbus, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | R.W. Hicks | C | January 4, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Southwestern (TX) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jim Hooks | RB | October 23, 1950 | 5'11" | 225 | Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Billy Howard | RDE | July 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 252 | Alcorn St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 13 | 12 |
| 45 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 26 | Dick Jauron | FS | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Levi Johnson | RCB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 196 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | G | May 22, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | Utah | Provo, UT USA | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Horace King | RB | March 5, 1953 | 5'10" | 208 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Jim Laslavic | MLB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | North Dakota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | John McMakin | TE | September 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 232 | Clemson | Spartanburg, SC USA | 11 | 2 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | DE | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Virginia St. | Danville, VA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 63 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Ed O'Neil | RLB | September 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 236 | Penn St. | Warren, PA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 80 | Herb Orvis | LDT | October 17, 1946 | 6'5" | 248 | Colorado | Petoskey, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Ernie Price | DE | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Alan Pringle | K | January 20, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Rice | Los Taques, Venezuela | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Joe Reed | QB | January 8, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Newport, RI USA | 10 | 8 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 13 | 12 |
| 82 | Ken Sanders | LDE | August 22, 1950 | 6'5" | 240 | Howard Payne | Valley Mills, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Jon Staggers | WR | December 14, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | Missouri | Richmond, VA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 200 | Utah St. | Pittsburg, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Bobby Thompson | KR | January 16, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Oklahoma | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | RLB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | DB | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 4 |
| 40 | Charlie West | PR | August 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Angelo State (TX) | Terrell, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LT | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
