1980 Detroit Lions season
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Roster

Quarterbacks
  • 16 Gary Danielson
    Gary Danielson
    Gary Danielson is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League . He played for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1984 and for the Cleveland Browns in 1985, 1987, and 1988...

  • 17 Eric Hipple
    Eric Hipple
    Eric Ellsworth Hipple is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 198 lbs. quarterback from Utah State, Hipple played in 9 NFL seasons for the Lions from 1980–1986 and 1988-1989...

  • 19 Jeff Komlo
    Jeff Komlo
    William Jeffrey "Jeff" Komlo was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions, the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was born in Cheverly, Maryland.-Football career:...



Running Backs
  • 20 Billy Sims
    Billy Sims
    Billy Sims is a former college football and NFL running back. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1978.-Early years:...

  • 32 Rick Kane
    Rick Kane
    Richard James Kane was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. Kane rushed for 1,486 yards during his NFL career. He played college football at the University of Oregon and San Jose State University. Following his...

  • 31 Ken Calicutt
  • 36 Bo Robinson
  • 24 Dexter Bussey
    Dexter Bussey
    Dexter Manley Bussey is a former American football running back for the Detroit Lions . He attended Oklahoma and Texas-Arlington.-References:...

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  • 25 Horace King FB


Wide Receivers
  • 87 Freddie Scott
    Freddie Scott
    Freddie Scott was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were "Hey, Girl", a top ten US pop hit in 1963, and "Are You Lonely For Me", a no.1 hit on the R&B chart in early 1967.-Life and career:...

  • 39 Leonard Thompson
    Leonard Thompson (American football)
    Leonard Irwin Thompson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who spent his entire NFL career with the Detroit Lions ....

  • 84 Jesse Thompson
    Jesse Thompson
    -Life:He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1796, 1796-97, 1798, 1808-09, 1814 and 1819.-Sources:* compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough * at RootsWeb...

  • 82 Ray Williams
    Ray Williams
    Ray Williams may refer to:* Ray Williams , basketball player* Ray Williams , founder of HIH Insurance* Ray Williams , English football player...

  • 47 John Arnold


Tight Ends
  • 81 David Hill
    David Hill (tight end)
    David Earl Hill is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to two Pro Bowls while playing for the Lions...

  • 80 Ulysees Norris
Offensive Linemen
  • 76 Karl Baldischwiler
    Karl Baldischwiler
    Karl Baldischwiler is a former National Football League tackle who played nine seasons in the NFL from 1978-1986. He has a son and a daughter both in their 20's. He has two stepchildren, Whitney and Jared Sulak....

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  • 67 Mike Whited T
  • 61 Homer Elias
    Homer Elias
    Homer Cary Elias was a former American football guard who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football LeagueHomer Elias died on October 3, 2001 of an apparent heart attack. He was 46 years old....

     G
  • 65 Amos Fowler
    Amos Fowler
    Amos Emanuel Fowler was a former American football center who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....

     C
  • 68 Tommie Ginn C
  • 62 Willie Parker
    Willie Parker (offensive lineman)
    William Nolen Parker is a former American football center who played for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.-San Francisco 49ers:...

     C
  • 73 Russ Bolinger
    Russ Bolinger
    Russell Dean Bolinger is a former American football offensive lineman who played for nine seasons in the National Football League from 1976 to 1985.-External links:*...

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  • 66 Burt Lawless G
  • 70 Keith Dorney
    Keith Dorney
    Keith Robert Dorney is a former offensive lineman for the National Football League's Detroit Lions.-High school and college career:...

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  • 72 Chris Dieterich
    Chris Dieterich
    Christian Jeffrey Dieterich is a retired American football player who played his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1980 to 1986.-Early life and college career:...

     T/G


  • Defensive Linemen
    • 75 Dave Pureifory
      Dave Pureifory
      Dave Pureifory was a professional American football defensive lineman for three teams in an eleven-year career in the National Football League.-Early life:...

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    • 78 Tom Tuinei DE
    • 77 John Woodcock DE
    • 60 Bubba Baker
      Al Baker
      Al "Bubba" Baker is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the NFL. He went to three Pro Bowls during his career. He was named 1978 Defensive Rookie of the Year....

       DE
    • 90 Leon Hayes DE
    • 64 John Mendenhall
      John Mendenhall
      John Rufus Mendenhall is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Grambling State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1972 NFL Draft.Played in 116 games in 9 seasons...

       DT
    • 79 William Gay DT
    • 74 Mike McCoy
      Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)
      Michael Patrick McCoy played for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate in 1969...

       DT
    Linebackers
  • 59 Charlie Weaver
    Charlie Weaver
    Charles Earl Weaver is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.-College career:Weaver was an 1970 All-American defensive end at the University of Southern California...

     OLB
  • 58 Dave Simmons
    Dave Simmons (linebacker, born 1957)
    Dave Simmons is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1979 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. The following season he was a member of the Detroit Lions...

     OLB
  • 50 Eddie Cole OLB
  • 57 Ken Fanetti MLB
  • 53 Garry Cobb
    Garry Cobb
    Garry Wilbert Cobb is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current radio personality on WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the author of a book entitled Don't Be Clueless: 7 Keys to Life in the Real World, which is targeted to the challenges of urban youth...

     MLB
  • 55 Derrel Luce
    Derrel Luce
    Derrel Joe Luce is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Baltimore Colts, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions....

     MLB
  • 52 Stan White
    Stan White (linebacker)
    Stanley Ray White is a former American football linebacker.-Early life:Growing up in Kent, Ohio, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1968...

     OLB
  • 51 James Harrell OLB


  • Defensive Backs
    • 28 James Hunter
      James Hunter (American football)
      James Edward Hunter was an American football defensive back who played for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Hunter was the 10th player picked in the 1976 NFL Draft. He led the Lions in interceptions in 1976, 1977, and 1980. Hunter is 7th all-time for interceptions in Lions...

       CB
    • 29 Luther Bradley
      Luther Bradley
      Luther Bradley is a former professional American football player who played four seasons for the Detroit Lions. He later played with the Chicago Blitz, Arizona Wranglers and Houston Gamblers of the USFL...

       CB
    • 27 Wayne Smith CB
    • 21 Walt Williams
      Walt Williams
      Walter Ander Williams is a retired American professional basketball player. A sharpshooting 6'8" forward/guard, Williams attended school at the University of Maryland from 1988 to 1992, and is credited by many for resurrecting the school's basketball program which was going through very...

       CB
    • 23 Ray Oldham
      Ray Oldham
      Donnie Ray Oldham was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions...

       FS
    • 22 Eddie Lewis
      Eddie Lewis (American football)
      Edward Lee "Eddie" Lewis is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. Lewis was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1976 NFL Draft...

       FS
    • 35 Jimmy Allen
      Jimmy Allen
      James Allen is a former American football player who was drafted in the 4th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1974 NFL Draft. A 1970 graduate of Los Angeles High School, Allen played college football at Pierce College and UCLA. Allen was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their...

       SS
    • 26 Prentice McCray
      Prentice McCray
      Prentice Marcellus McCray, Jr. is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 8th round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.McCray also played for the New England Patriots.-External links:*...

       SS


    Special Teams
    • 3 Eddie Murray K
    • 15 Tom Skladany
      Tom Skladany
      Thomas Edward Skladany was an American football punter with a six-year career in the National Football League from 1978 to 1983. Skladany was a three-time All-American at The Ohio State University—. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season.Simmons....

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    Reserve Lists
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  • Rookies in italics

    Awards and records

    • Billy Sims, Pro Bowl
      Pro Bowl
      In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

       selection (1980
      1981 Pro Bowl
      The 1981 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 1, 1981 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was NFC 21, AFC 7. Eddie Murray of the Detroit Lions was the game's MVP. The game was the first NFL game ever played in the month of February....

    • Billy Sims, 1980 Offensive Rookie of the Year
      NFL Rookie of the Year Award
      Since 1967, the Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to National Football League players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. These two are often regarded as the "official" awards...

    • Billy Sims, 1980 UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year
      UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year
      From 1955 - 1996 The United Press International gave out two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL-NFC American football players and AFL-AFC American football players.-NFL Rookies of the Year:-NFC Rookies of the Year:-See also:...

    • Billy Sims, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year
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