Detroit Lions (1930-Present)
Owner: William Clay Ford
GM:
Martin Mayhew
Head Coach: Jim Schwartz
Ford Field (65,00)
9 playoff appearances (1970, 1982, 1983,
1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999)
NFC Championship Game
1991 L-Washington 41-10
Retired Numbers
7 Dutch Clark
22 Bobby Layne
37 Doak Walker
56 Joe Schmidt
85 Chuck Hughes
Hall of Famers
Earl (Dutch)
Clark Qb 6-0 185 Co College
1931-32, 34-38 (2) Port (5) Det
Alex Wojciechowicz C/Lb 5-11 217 Fordham
1938-50
(9) Det (4) Phi
Jack Christiansen Db 6-1 205 Col St
1951-58 (8) Det
Joe Schmidt Lb 6-0 220 Pit
1953-65
(13) Det
Yale Lary Db 5-11 185 Texas A&M
1952-53, 1956-64 (11) Det
Lem Barney Cb 6-0 188 Jackson St
1967-77 (11) Det
Lou Creekmur T/G 6-4 246 William & Mary
1950-59 (10) Det
Dick LeBeau CB
Pro Bowls
(10)
Barry Sanders Rb 5-8 200 Oklahoma St 1989-98
(10) Joe Schmidt Lb 6-1 220 Pittsburgh
1954-63
(9) Yale Lary Db 6-0 187 Texas A&M 1953, 56-62, 64
(8)
Lou Creekmur OL 6-4 246 William & Mary 1950-57
(7) Charlie Sanders Te 35 15.6
5 1968-71, 74-76
(7) Lem Barney Cb 6-1 189 Jackson St 1967-69, 72-73, 75-76
(6) Lomas Brown T 6-4 283 Florida 1990-95 (1) Ari
(6) Dutch Clark Qb 6-0 185 Colorado College
1931-32, 34-37
(6) Jim David Db 5-10 178 Colorado St 1954-59
(5) Roger Brown Dt 6-5 298 Maryland-Eastern
Shore 1962-66 (1) Ram
(5)
Jack Christensen Db 6-1 190 Colorado St 1953-57
(5) Doak Walker Rb 5-11
173 SMU 1950-51, 53-55
(4) Bobby Layne Qb 6-1 200 Texas 1951-53, 56, 58 (1)
Pit
(1) Pat Swilling Lb 6-3 242 Georgia Tech 1993 (4) No
(4) Alex
Karras Dt 6-2 248 Iowa 1960-62, 65
(4) Ed Flanagan C 6-3 246 Purdue 1969-71, 73
(4)
Doug English Dt 6-5 256 Texas 1978, 81-83
(4) Chris Spielman Lb 6-0 247 Ohio St
1989-91, 94
(4) Mel Gray Pr/Kr 5-9 167 Purdue 1990-92, 94
(4) Harley Sewell G/LB 6-1 230 Texas 1957-59, 62
(4) Herman Moore Wr 6-4 210 Virginia 1994-97
(3)
Dick "Night Train" Lane 6-1 194 Scottsbluff JC 1960-62
(3) Les Bingaman Dt 6-3 272 Illinois
1951, 53-54
(3)
Robert Porcher DL 6-3 270 South Carolina St 1997, 99, 01
(3) Don Doll Db 5-10 185 USC (1) Was 1950-52
(3) Gail Cogdill Wr 6-2 195 Washington St 1960, 62-63
(3) Jim Gibbons Wr
6-2 220 Iowa 1960-61, 64
(3) John Gordy OL 6-3 248 Tennessee 1963-65
(3)
Wayne Walker Lb 6-2 225 Idaho 1963-65
(3) Dick LeBeau Db 6-0 185 Ohio St 1964-66
(3)
Bubba Baker De 6-6 264 Colorado St 1978-80
(3) Billy Sims Rb 6-0 212 Oklahoma 1980-82
(3)
Jerry Ball DL 6-1 320 SMU 1989-91
(3) Kevin Glover OL 6-2 282 Maryland 1995-97
(1) Lavern Torgeson Lb 6-0 215 Washington
St 1954 (2) Was
(2) Augie Lio 6-0 234 Georgetown 1941-42
(2)
Bob Hoernschemeyer Rb 6-0 195 Navy 1951-52
(2) Cloyce Box Wr 6-4 220 West Texas A&M
1950, 52
(2)
Dick Stanfel G 6-3 236 San Francisco 1953, 55
(2) Charley Ane C/T USC-Compton
JC-Punahou HS (HI) 1956, 58
(2) Jason Hanson K 5-11 180 Wshington St 1997, 99
(2)
Nick Pietrosante Rb 6-2 225 Notre Dame 1960-61
(2) Terry Barr Wr 6-0 190 Michigan 1963-64
(2)
Pat Studstill Wr 6-1 175 Houston 1965-66
(2) Mel Farr Rb 6-2 205 UCLA 1967, 70
(2)
David Hill Te 6-2 240 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1978-79
(2) Jim Arnold P 6-2 215 Vanderbilt
1987-88
(2) Eddie Murray K 5-10 175 Tulane 1980, 89
(2) Stephen
Boyd Lb 6-1 244 Boston College 1999-00
(2) Luther Elliss DL 6-5 311 Utah 1999-00
(2)
Dre Bly Db 5-9 185 North Carolina 2003-04
(2) Shaun Rogers Dt 6-4 348 Texas 2004-05
(1)
Pat Harder Fb/K 5-11 203 Wisconsin 1952 (1) Crd
Quarterbacks
(H) Bobby
Layne Qb 6-1 201 Texas
1948-62 (9) Det (1) Chi (1) Ny Bulldogs (4) Pit
15 120 14.7 13/16 (25)
Earl Morrall 6-2 205 Michigan St
1956-76
(21) Sf (1) Pit (1) Det (7) Nyg (3) Bal (4) Mia (5)
21 65 15.0 7/7 (8)
Milt Plum 6-1 205
Penn St
1957-69 Cle (5) Det (6) La (1) Nyg (1)
13 100 13.4 9/9 (13)
Bill Munson 6-2 203 Utah
St
1964-67 La (4) Det (8) Sea (1) Sd (1) Buf (2)
16 66 12.0 5/5 (3)
Greg Landry 6-4 207 Massachusetts
1968-81, 84 Det (11) Bal (3) Chi (1)
15 85 12.5 6/6 (21)
Gary Danielson 6-2 195 Purdue
1977-78, 80-84 Det (7) Cle (3)
10 110
12.4 8/7 (7)
Eric Hipple 6-2 198 Utah St
1981-89 Det (9)
9 92 12.9 6/7 (13)
Scott Mitchell 6-6 242 Utah
1992-93 Mia (2) Det (5) Bal (1) Cin
(2)
10 130 12.0 9/8 (11)
Peete, Rodney QB 6-0 230 38 15 USC
1989-99, 02-04 Det (6) Phi (4) Was
(1) Car (3)
(15) 96 12.1 5/6 (16)
Running Backs
Bob Hoernschemeyer
6-0 194 Navy
1950-55 Det (6)
6 92 4.4 3 re 16 9.9 .1
(H) Doak Walker Hb 5-11 173 SMU
1950-55 Det (6)
6 51 4.9 2 re
25 16.7 3
Dan Lewis 6-1 199 Wisconsin
1958-66 Det (7) Was (1) Nyg
(1)
9 89 4.0 2 re 11 11.7
.5
Nick Pietrosante 6-2 225 Notre Dame
1959-67
Det (7) Cle (2)
9 106 4.2 3 re 16 9.9 .2
Mel Farr 6-2 208 UCLA
1967-73 Det (7)
7 105 4.2 4 re 21 9.4 1
Dexter Bussey
6-1 205 Oklahoma
1974-84
11 109
4.2 1 re 17 8.4 .4
Billy Sims 6-0 212 Oklahoma
1980-84
Det (5)
5 226 4.5 8 re 37 11.1 1
(H) Barry Sanders Rb 5-8 203 Oklahoma St
1989-98
(10) Det
10 306 5.0 10 re 35 8.3 1
Receivers
Gail Cogdill
6-2 195 Washington St
1960-68 Det (9) Atl (2)
11 32 16.0 3
(H) Charlie Sanders 6-4 227 Minnesota
1968-77
Det (10)
10 33 14.3 3
Leonard Thompson 5-11 190 Oklahoma St
1976-86
(11)
11 25 16.9 3
David Hill 6-2 240 Tx AM-King
1976-87
Det (7) La (5)
12 29 11.8 2
Brett Perriman 5-9 175 Miami
1988-97 No (3) Det (6) Kc (1)
10 52 12.6 3
Herman Moore 6-4 220 Virginia
1991-01 Det (11)
11 60 13.7 5