1951 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1951 Detroit Lions Statistics
1951 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's National Division.

The Lions lit up the scoreboard for 336 points, and the defense gave up 259. Bob Hoernschemeyer rushed for a team-leading 678 yards for Detroit.

Bobby Layne passed for 2,403 yards. Leon Hart hauled in 35 balls, while Dorne Dibble added 613 receiving yards.

Bob Smith seized 3 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
51	Vince Banonis	C-T-LB	April 9, 1921	6'1"	230	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
85	Ed Berrang	RDE	October 14, 1922	6'2"	206	Villanova	Philadelphia, PA USA	10	0
65	Les Bingaman	DG-G	February 3, 1926	6'3"	272	Illinois	McKenzie, TN USA	6	0
19	Jack Christiansen	PR	December 20, 1928	6'1"	205	Colorado St.	Sublette, KS USA	12	0
70	Gus Cifelli	RT	February 3, 1926	6'4"	244	Nevada-Reno	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	0
30	Ollie Cline	FB	December 31, 1925	6'0"	200	Ohio St.	Mount Vernon, OH USA	12	0
76	Lou Creekmur	LG	January 22, 1927	6'4"	246	William & Mary	Hopelawn, NJ USA	12	0
16	Pete D'Alonzo	FB	May 26, 1929	5'10"	210	Villanova	Orange, NJ USA	12	0
84	Dorne Dibble	LE	April 26, 1929	6'2"	195	Michigan St.	Adrian, MI USA	12	0
44	Don Doll	LDH	August 29, 1926	5'10"	185	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
83	Jim Doran	LDE	August 11, 1927	6'2"	201	Buena Vista	Beaver, IA USA	12	0
24	Fred Enke	QB	December 15, 1924	6'1"	208	Arizona	Louisville, KY USA	12	0
74	Dick Flanagan	LLB	October 31, 1926	6'0"	216	Ohio St.	Sidney, OH USA	12	0
67	Barry French	G-T	February 12, 1922	6'0"	225	Purdue	Chamberlain, SD USA	12	0
34	Pat Harder	FB	May 6, 1922	5'11"	203	Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI USA	12	0
82	Leon Hart	RE	November 2, 1928	6'5"	257	Notre Dame	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	0
12	Jim Hill	DB	July 21, 1929	6'0"	188	Tennessee	Knoxville, TN USA	12	0
14	Bob Hoernschemeyer	RH	September 24, 1925	5'11"	194	Indiana	Cincinnati, OH USA	11	0
72	Floyd Jaszewski	LDT	June 5, 1927	6'4"	230	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	12	0
22	Bobby Layne	QB	December 19, 1926	6'1"	201	Texas	Santa Anna, TX USA	12	12
55	Jack Lininger	LB-C	June 27, 1927	5'11"	217	Ohio St.	Van Wert, OH USA	12	0
89	Jim Martin	LT	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
73	Thurman McGraw	DT-T	July 17, 1927	6'5"	235	Colorado St.	Garden City, KS USA	8	0
63	Bob Momsen	MLB	May 28, 1929	6'3"	225	Ohio St.	Toledo, OH USA	12	0
35	Art Murakowski	FB-LB	May 15, 1925	6'0"	195	Northwestern	East Chicago, IN USA	12	0
42	Lindy Pearson	HB	March 6, 1929	6'0"	198	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, OK USA	12	0
75	John Prchlik	RDT	July 20, 1925	6'4"	234	Yale	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
64	Dan Rogas	RG	August 9, 1926	6'1"	230	Tulane	Port Arthur, TX USA	12	0
11	Clarence Self	DB-HB	October 10, 1925	5'8"	181	Wisconsin	Birmingham, AL USA	12	0
40	Bob Smith	P	August 20, 1925	6'1"	191	Tulsa	Ranger, TX USA	12	0
88	Bill Swiacki	E	October 2, 1922	6'2"	195	Holy Cross	Southbridge, MA USA	12	0
53	LaVern Torgeson	C	February 28, 1929	6'0"	215	Washington St.	La Crosse, WA USA	12	0
37	Doak Walker	K	January 1, 1927	5'11"	173	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
60	Bruce Womack	G	May 12, 1929	6'3"	210	West Texas A&M	Floydada, TX USA	3	0