1973 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Don McCafferty (6-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1973 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Don McCafferty (6-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1973 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Detroit scored 271 points, while the defense conceded 247. Altie Taylor rushed for a team-leading 719 yards for the Lions.
Bill Munson threw for 1,129 yards. Charlie Sanders topped the receiving corps, hauling in 28 balls for 433 yards. Steve Owens, Larry Walton, Ron Jessie and Altie Taylor each were targeted regularly also.
Levi Johnson picked off 5 opponent throws.
Don McCafferty coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Al Barnes | WR | July 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 170 | New Mexico St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Bell | RDT | January 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Bill Cappleman | QB | March 12, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida St. | Brooksville, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Leon Crosswhite | RB | April 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma | Hennessey, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Guy Dennis | LG | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 10 | 8 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | RB | November 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Beaumont, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Miller Farr | DB | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | RT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Willie Germany | DB | May 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 192 | Morgan St. | Columbus, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Haggerty | T | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | John Hilton | TE | March 12, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Richmond | Albany, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jim Hooks | RB | October 23, 1950 | 5'11" | 225 | Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Dick Jauron | FS | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Yuma, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Levi Johnson | RCB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 196 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | G-T | May 22, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | Utah | Provo, UT 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 | 7 | 7 |
| 52 | Jim Laslavic | MLB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | North Dakota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | WR-SE | January 10, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | USC | Clarksville, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | DE-DT | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Virginia St. | Danville, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Jim O'Brien | WR-K | February 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | Cincinnati | El Paso, TX USA | 10 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Ernie Price | DE | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 67 | Rocky Rasley | G | April 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 200 | Utah St. | Pittsburg, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Teal | LB | May 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 225 | Purdue | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Thompson | T-C-G | February 1, 1949 | 6'4" | 270 | Clemson | Langdale, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Jim Thrower | DB | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Camden, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | G | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | WR | February 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Arizona St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | RLB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | SS | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Doug Wyatt | DB | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Tulsa | Tyler, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LT | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | RB | June 8, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Auburn | Melbourne, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
