1955 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (3-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1955 Detroit Lions Statistics
1955 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

Detroit scored 230 points, while the defensive squad yielded 275. Bobby Layne tossed for 1,830 yards. Lew Carpenter topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls, while Dave Middleton added 663 receiving yards, while Jim Doran was targeted regularly as well.

Lew Carpenter rushed for a team-leading 543 yards for the Lions.

Jim David, Jack Christiansen and Bill Stits each intercepted 3 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
50	Charlie Ane	RT	January 25, 1931	6'2"	260	USC	Honolulu, HI USA	12	0
62	George Atkins	G	April 10, 1932	6'1"	210	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	12	0
64	Bud Brooks	G	September 6, 1930	6'0"	210	Arkansas	Wynne, AR USA	1	0
88	Jim Cain	RDE	October 1, 1927	6'1"	202	Alabama	Eudora, AR USA	12	0
67	Stan Campbell	G	August 26, 1930	6'0"	226	Iowa St.	Hastings, NE USA	7	0
34	Lew Carpenter	FB	January 12, 1932	6'1"	220	Arkansas	Hayti, MO USA	12	0
24	Jack Christiansen	LS	December 20, 1928	6'1"	205	Colorado St.	Sublette, KS USA	9	0
76	Lou Creekmur	LT	January 22, 1927	6'4"	246	William & Mary	Hopelawn, NJ USA	12	0
57	Leon Cunningham	LB-C	August 19, 1931	6'3"	215	South Carolina		8	0
25	Jim David	LDH	December 2, 1927	5'11"	178	Colorado St.	Florence, SC USA	12	0
87	Dorne Dibble	E-DB	April 26, 1929	6'2"	195	Michigan St.	Adrian, MI USA	8	0
83	Jim Doran	LE	August 11, 1927	6'2"	201	Buena Vista	Beaver, IA USA	10	0
48	Dom Fucci	DB	September 14, 1928	5'11"	190	Kentucky	New Village, NJ USA	12	0
85	Sonny Gandee	LDE	February 27, 1929	6'1"	216	Ohio St.	Akron, OH USA	12	0
12	Harry Gilmer	QB	April 14, 1926	6'0"	169	Alabama	Birmingham, AL USA	8	2
23	Jug Girard	P	January 25, 1927	5'11"	176	Wisconsin	Marinette, WI USA	12	0
82	Leon Hart	E-FB-DE	November 2, 1928	6'5"	257	Notre Dame	Pittsburgh, PA USA	11	0
14	Bob Hoernschemeyer	B	September 24, 1925	5'11"	194	Indiana	Cincinnati, OH USA	5	0
89	Walt Jenkins	DE-DT	December 9, 1930	6'2"	223	Wayne State (MI)	Detroit, MI USA	2	0
21	Carl Karilivacz	RS	November 20, 1930	6'0"	188	Syracuse	Glen Cove, NY USA	12	0
22	Bobby Layne	QB	December 19, 1926	6'1"	201	Texas	Santa Anna, TX USA	12	10
86	Bob Long	LB	February 24, 1934	6'3"	232	UCLA	South Pasadena, CA USA	10	0
72	Gil Mains	DT-DE	December 17, 1929	6'2"	243	Murray St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	12	0
61	Jim Martin	LLB	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	9	0
78	Darris McCord	LDT	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
28	Dave Middleton	KR	November 23, 1933	6'1"	194	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	12	0
52	Andy Miketa	C	November 1, 1929	6'2"	210	North Carolina	Girard, OH USA	12	0
74	Bob Miller	RDT	December 11, 1929	6'3"	242	Virginia	Norwalk, CT USA	12	0
68	Jim Ricca	MG	October 8, 1927	6'4"	270	Georgetown (DC)	Rockville Centre, NY USA	6	0
44	Lee Riley	PR	August 24, 1932	6'1"	192	Detroit Mercy	Omaha, NE USA	12	0
60	Jim Salsbury	G-T	August 8, 1932	6'1"	233	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
56	Joe Schmidt	RLB	January 19, 1932	6'1"	220	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	0
66	Harley Sewell	LG	April 18, 1931	6'1"	230	Texas	St. Jo, TX USA	12	0
63	Dick Stanfel	RG	July 20, 1927	6'3"	236	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA	9	0
20	Bill Stits	RDH	July 26, 1931	6'4"	194	UCLA	Lomita, CA USA	12	0
54	Ted Topor	LB	May 1, 1930	6'1"	210	Michigan	East Chicago, IL USA	6	0
37	Doak Walker	K	January 1, 1927	5'11"	173	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
48	Richie Woit	DB	July 5, 1931	5'8"	175	Arkansas St.	Chicago, IL USA	1	0
58	Walt Yowarsky	DE-C-T	May 10, 1928	6'2"	234	Kentucky	Cleveland, OH USA	2	0