1982 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Monte Clark (4-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1982 Detroit Lions Statistics
1982 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions scored 181 points, and the defense yielded 176. Gary Danielson passed for 1,343 yards. Billy Sims topped all receivers, hauling in 34 balls for 342 yards.

Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 639 yards for Detroit.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 26 turnovers. Bobby Watkins intercepted 5 opponent throws. Al Baker dropped opposing passers 8.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.

Monte Clark coached the team. The 1982 Detroit Lions lost in the First Round.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
68Al BakerRDEDecember 9, 19566'6"265Colorado St.Jacksonville, FL USA98
76Karl BaldischwilerLTJanuary 19, 19566'5"265OklahomaOkmulgee, OK USA95
54Roosevelt BarnesLBAugust 3, 19586'2"226PurdueFort Wayne, IN USA90
73Russ BolingerRGSeptember 10, 19546'5"255California-RiversideWichita, KS USA95
24Dexter BusseyFBMarch 11, 19526'1"195OklahomaDallas, TX USA96
31Ken CallicuttRBAugust 20, 19556'0"190ClemsonChester, SC USA80
40William CesareDBJune 2, 19555'11"190MemphisNew York, NY USA20
53Garry CobbLLBMarch 16, 19576'2"227USCCarthage, NC USA66
16Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516'2"195PurdueDetroit, MI USA85
72Chris DieterichTJuly 27, 19586'3"262North Carolina St.Freeport, NY USA94
58Steve DoigLBMarch 28, 19606'2"240New HampshireMelrose, MA USA90
70Keith DorneyRTDecember 3, 19576'5"268Penn St.Allentown, PA USA99
74Joe EhrmannDTMarch 29, 19496'5"260SyracuseBuffalo, NY USA91
61Homer EliasLGMay 1, 19556'3"255Tennessee St.Fort Benning, GA USA99
78Doug EnglishRDTAugust 25, 19536'5"255TexasDallas, TX USA99
57Ken FantettiMLBApril 7, 19576'2"230WyomingToledo, OR USA99
65Amos FowlerCFebruary 11, 19566'3"250Southern MissPensacola, FL USA99
79William GayLDTMay 28, 19556'5"250USCSan Francisco, CA USA98
33William GrahamDBSeptember 27, 19595'11"191TexasSilsbee, TX USA71
26Hector GrayDBJanuary 2, 19576'1"192Florida St.Miami, FL USA82
67Don GrecoGApril 1, 19596'3"260West. IllinoisSt. Louis, MO USA94
62Curtis GreenDEJune 3, 19576'3"256Alabama St.Quincy, FL USA71
35Alvin HallFSAugust 12, 19585'10"193Miami (OH)Dayton, OH USA99
51James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576'1"224FloridaTampa, FL USA93
81David HillTEJanuary 1, 19546'2"229Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA98
17Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576'2"196Utah St.Lubbock, TX USA94
28James HunterRCBMarch 8, 19546'3"195Grambling St.Silsbee, TX USA77
6John JamesPJanuary 21, 19496'3"197FloridaPanama City, FL USA20
32Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545'11"200OregonLincoln, NE USA60
25Horace KingRBMarch 5, 19535'10"208GeorgiaAthens, GA USA91
43Al LatimerDBOctober 14, 19575'11"176FerrumWinter Park, FL USA42
64Larry LeeG-CSeptember 10, 19596'2"265UCLADayton, OH USA90
83Robbie MartinPRDecember 3, 19585'8"179Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoLos Angeles, CA USA90
29Bruce McNortonDBFebruary 28, 19595'11"175Georgetown (KY)Daytona Beach, FL USA40
63Martin MossDEDecember 16, 19586'4"250UCLASan Diego, CA USA50
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada70
86Mark NicholsWROctober 29, 19596'2"210San Jose St.Bakersfield, CA USA73
80Ulysses NorrisTEJanuary 15, 19576'4"230GeorgiaMonticello, GA USA96
23Ray OldhamSSFebruary 23, 19516'0"200Middle Tenn. St.Gallatin, TN USA55
46Ricky PorterRBJanuary 14, 19605'10"198Slippery RockSylacauga, AL USA10
89Tracy PorterWRJune 1, 19596'2"196LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA80
75Dave PureiforyLDEJuly 12, 19496'1"260East. MichiganPensacola, FL USA99
84Rob RubickTESeptember 27, 19606'3"232Grand Valley St.Newberry, MI USA70
87Freddie ScottWRAugust 5, 19526'2"180AmherstGrady, AR USA97
20Billy SimsRBSeptember 18, 19556'0"212OklahomaSt. Louis, MO USA98
1Tom SkladanyPJune 29, 19556'0"192Ohio St.Bethel Park, PA USA70
44Wayne SmithLCBMay 9, 19576'0"171Wisc-LaCrosseChicago, IL USA55
50Terry TautoloLBAugust 30, 19546'2"232UCLACorona, CA USA20
12Bob ThomasKAugust 7, 19525'10"178Notre DameRochester, NY USA20
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA97
55Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576'4"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA90
34Danny WagonerDBDecember 12, 19595'10"180KansasHigh Point, NC USA10
27Bobby WatkinsDBMay 31, 19605'10"184Texas St.Cottonwood, ID USA94
52Stan WhiteRLBOctober 24, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Dover, OH USA99
59Jimmy WilliamsLBNovember 15, 19606'3"228NebraskaWashington, DC USA60



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