1980 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1980 Detroit Lions Statistics
1980 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit chalked up 334 points, while the solid defense allowed 272. Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 1,303 yards for the Lions.

Gary Danielson led the charge, throwing for 3,223 yards. Freddie Scott topped pass catchers, hauling in 53 balls for 834 yards, while Billy Sims provided receiving help, too.

Jimmy Allen and James Hunter each seized 6 opponent throws.

Monte Clark coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Jimmy AllenSSMarch 6, 19526'2"194Pierce College CA)Clearwater, FL USA1515
47John ArnoldPROctober 5, 19555'10"175WyomingShizuoka, Japan100
60Al BakerRDEDecember 9, 19566'6"265Colorado St.Jacksonville, FL USA1515
76Karl BaldischwilerLTJanuary 19, 19566'5"265OklahomaOkmulgee, OK USA1616
73Russ BolingerRGSeptember 10, 19546'5"255California-RiversideWichita, KS USA1615
27Luther BradleyDBMay 7, 19556'2"195Notre DameFlorence, SC USA84
24Dexter BusseyFBMarch 11, 19526'1"195OklahomaDallas, TX USA1616
31Ken CallicuttRBAugust 20, 19556'0"190ClemsonChester, SC USA130
53Garry CobbLBMarch 16, 19576'2"227USCCarthage, NC USA160
50Eddie ColeLBDecember 16, 19566'2"235MississippiClarkside, MS USA130
77Curley CulpDTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA32
16Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516'2"195PurdueDetroit, MI USA1616
72Chris DieterichTJuly 27, 19586'3"262North Carolina St.Freeport, NY USA163
70Keith DorneyRTDecember 3, 19576'5"268Penn St.Allentown, PA USA98
61Homer EliasLGMay 1, 19556'3"255Tennessee St.Fort Benning, GA USA1413
57Ken FantettiMLBApril 7, 19576'2"230WyomingToledo, OR USA1616
65Amos FowlerCFebruary 11, 19566'3"250Southern MissPensacola, FL USA1312
86Mike FriedeWRSeptember 22, 19576'3"205IndianaHavre, MT USA40
79William GayLDTMay 28, 19556'5"250USCSan Francisco, CA USA169
66Tommie GinnCJanuary 25, 19586'3"253ArkansasScotia, CA USA145
51James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576'1"224FloridaTampa, FL USA50
81David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546'2"229Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA1616
17Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576'2"196Utah St.Lubbock, TX USA150
68Vern HollandTJune 27, 19486'5"268Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA20
28James HunterRCBMarch 8, 19546'3"195Grambling St.Silsbee, TX USA1616
32Rick KaneKRNovember 12, 19545'11"200OregonLincoln, NE USA160
25Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535'10"208GeorgiaAthens, GA USA160
19Jeff KomloQBJuly 30, 19566'2"200DelawareCheverly, MD USA40
66Burton LawlessLGNovember 1, 19536'4"253FloridaDothan, AL USA95
48Eddie LewisDBDecember 15, 19536'0"177KansasMobile, AL USA141
63Alva LilesNT-DTMarch 6, 19566'3"255Boise St.Oklahoma City, OK USA10
58Derrel LuceLBSeptember 29, 19526'3"226BaylorLake Jackson, TX USA90
63Mike McCoyDT-NTSeptember 6, 19486'5"284Notre DameErie, PA USA40
34Prentice McCrayDBMarch 1, 19516'1"188Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA70
64John MendenhallRDTDecember 3, 19486'1"255Grambling St.Cullen, LA USA1512
62John MohringLBNovember 14, 19566'3"240C.W. PostGlen Cove, NY USA10
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada160
80Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576'4"230GeorgiaMonticello, GA USA161
23Ray OldhamFSFebruary 23, 19516'0"200Middle Tenn. St.Gallatin, TN USA1612
61Willie ParkerCDecember 28, 19486'3"245North TexasBaytown, TX USA41
67Wally PesuitG-C-T-DEMarch 4, 19546'4"252KentuckySteubenville, OH USA10
75Dave PureiforyLDEJuly 12, 19496'1"260East. MichiganPensacola, FL USA1616
36Bo RobinsonRB-TEMay 27, 19566'2"228West Texas A&MLa Mesa, TX USA140
87Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526'2"180AmherstGrady, AR USA1616
63Dave SimmonsLBJanuary 19, 19576'4"221North CarolinaGoldsboro, NC USA10
20Billy SimsRBSeptember 18, 19556'0"212OklahomaSt. Louis, MO USA1616
15Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556'0"192Ohio St.Bethel Park, PA USA160
44Wayne SmithLCBMay 9, 19576'0"171Wisc-LaCrosseChicago, IL USA168
45Ken TaltonRBJune 25, 19566'0"208CornellMansfield, OH USA20
84Jesse ThompsonWRMarch 12, 19566'1"185CaliforniaMerced, CA USA112
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA1612
71Tom TuineiDTFebruary 21, 19586'4"250HawaiiOceanside, CA USA122
55Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576'4"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA30
67Rod WaltersG-TFebruary 27, 19546'3"258IowaLansing, MI USA20
59Charlie WeaverLLBJuly 12, 19496'2"220USCGreenwood, MS USA1616
52Stan WhiteRLBOctober 24, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Dover, OH USA1616
74Mike WhitedTMarch 30, 19586'4"250PacificChico, CA USA162
30Ray WilliamsRBSeptember 22, 19585'9"170Washington St.Welch, WV USA61
21Walt WilliamsLCBJuly 10, 19546'1"185AshlandBedford Hills, NY USA168
77John WoodcockLDTMarch 19, 19546'3"246New MexicoEureka, CA USA88



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