1937 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (7-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1937 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (7-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1937 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions scored 180 points, and the stingy defense yielded 105. Dutch Clark rushed for a team-leading 468 yards for Detroit, while Ernie Caddel and Ace Gutowsky additionally aided the ground game.
Bill Shepherd threw for 297 yards, and Dutch Clark threw the ball, too. Ernie Caddel topped all receivers, hauling in 9 passes, while Ed Klewicki added 134 receiving yards.
Dutch Clark coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Caddel | K | March 12, 1911 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | Granite, OK USA | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB-DB-FB | April 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Republic, KS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Frank Christensen | RT | June 1, 1910 | 6'1" | 199 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 8 | 4 |
| 26 | George Christensen | T | December 13, 1909 | 6'2" | 238 | Oregon | Pendleton, OR USA | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Dutch Clark | TB | October 11, 1906 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado Col. | Fowler, CO USA | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Hal Cooper | G | December 12, 1912 | 5'10" | 207 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Harry Ebding | RE | September 12, 1906 | 5'11" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Walla Walla, WA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 20 | Ox Emerson | LG | December 18, 1907 | 5'11" | 203 | Texas | Douglass, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | Bill Feldhaus | RG | December 8, 1912 | 6'0" | 226 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 5 |
| 21 | Tom Fena | G | December 27, 1909 | 5'11" | 200 | Denver | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Ace Gutowsky | FB | August 2, 1909 | 5'11" | 201 | Oklahoma City | Komolty, Russia | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Chuck Hanneman | E | September 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 220 | East. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Vern Huffman | BB | December 18, 1914 | 6'2" | 215 | Indiana | Moreland, IN USA | 11 | 7 |
| 22 | Tom Hupke | G-T | December 29, 1910 | 5'10" | 192 | Alabama | East Chicago, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| Ralph Isselhardt | G | January 13, 1910 | 6'1" | 205 | Franklin (OH) | Hillsboro, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Jack Johnson | LT | November 28, 1909 | 6'4" | 216 | Utah | Grantsville, UT USA | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Lee Kizzire | FB | November 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 200 | Wyoming | Greybull, WY | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Ed Klewicki | LE | May 4, 1911 | 5'10" | 209 | Michigan St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | Regis Monahan | G | November 15, 1908 | 5'10" | 216 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 27 | Butch Morse | RE | December 5, 1910 | 6'2" | 199 | Oregon | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 6 |
| Charlie Payne | WB | October 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Ray Reckmack | E-HB | August 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 198 | Syracuse | , CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Reynolds | RT | March 30, 1914 | 6'4" | 221 | Stanford | Norris, OK USA | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | Del Ritchhart | C | November 2, 1910 | 6'0" | 195 | Colorado | , MO | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Bill Shepherd | B | December 4, 1911 | 5'9" | 198 | West. Maryland | Clearfield, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Red Stacy | T-G | March 4, 1912 | 6'2" | 210 | Oklahoma | Hollis, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Dixie Stokes | C | August 24, 1913 | 6'0" | 205 | Centenary | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 15 | Sid Wagner | RG | October 29, 1912 | 5'11" | 192 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 11 | 6 |
