1958 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (4-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1958 Detroit Lions Statistics
1958 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions scored 261 points, but the defensive squad yielded 276. Tobin Rote threw for 1,678 yards. Dave Middleton topped all receivers, hauling in 29 balls for 506 yards. Jim Gibbons, Howard Cassady and Jim Doran each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tobin Rote rushed for a team-leading 351 yards for Detroit.

Joe Schmidt picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
50	Charlie Ane	C	January 25, 1931	6'2"	260	USC	Honolulu, HI USA	12	0
41	Terry Barr	RDH	August 10, 1935	6'0"	189	Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	12	0
67	Stan Campbell	RG	August 26, 1930	6'0"	226	Iowa St.	Hastings, NE USA	12	0
40	Howard Cassady	RH	March 2, 1934	5'10"	183	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	10	0
24	Jack Christiansen	RS	December 20, 1928	6'1"	205	Colorado St.	Sublette, KS USA	10	0
76	Lou Creekmur	LT	January 22, 1927	6'4"	246	William & Mary	Hopelawn, NJ USA	12	0
85	Gene Cronin	RDE	November 20, 1933	6'2"	229	Pacific	Spalding, NE USA	12	12
25	Jim David	LDH	December 2, 1927	5'11"	178	Colorado St.	Florence, SC USA	12	0
83	Jim Doran	LE	August 11, 1927	6'2"	201	Buena Vista	Beaver, IA USA	9	0
26	Gene Gedman	HB	January 9, 1932	5'11"	195	Indiana	Duquesne, PA USA	11	0
80	Jim Gibbons	RE	September 26, 1936	6'2"	220	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
53	Bill Glass	DE-C-T	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	12	0
64	Doug Hogland	G-T	May 8, 1931	6'4"	245	Oregon St.	Farmington, NM USA	10	0
35	John Johnson	FB	November 24, 1929	6'2"	210	St. Mary's (CA)	Waterproof, LA USA	9	0
71	Alex Karras	LDT	July 15, 1935	6'2"	248	Iowa	Gary, IN USA	12	0
60	Karl Koepfer	G	October 7, 1934	6'2"	230	Bowling Green	Swanton, OH USA	1	0
28	Yale Lary	LS	November 24, 1930	5'11"	185	Texas A&M	Fort Worth, TX USA	12	0
22	Bobby Layne	QB	December 19, 1926	6'1"	201	Texas	Santa Anna, TX USA	2	1
45	Dan Lewis	HB-FB	February 14, 1936	6'1"	199	Wisconsin	Freehold, NJ USA	11	0
86	Bob Long	LLB	February 24, 1934	6'3"	232	UCLA	South Pasadena, CA USA	12	0
43	Gary Lowe	DB-HB	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	12	0
72	Gil Mains	RDT	December 17, 1929	6'2"	243	Murray St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	12	0
47	Jim Martin	K	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
78	Darris McCord	LDE	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
84	Dave Middleton	E-HB-FL	November 23, 1933	6'1"	194	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	12	0
74	Bob Miller	DT-T	December 11, 1929	6'3"	242	Virginia	Norwalk, CT USA	10	0
14	Earl Morrall	QB	May 17, 1934	6'1"	205	Michigan St.	Muskegon, MI USA	9	0
79	Gerry Perry	T-DT-DE-G	July 17, 1930	6'4"	237	Pepperdine	Ballston Spa, NY USA	12	0
87	Perry Richards	E	January 14, 1934	6'2"	205	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	3	0
18	Tobin Rote	QB	January 18, 1928	6'3"	211	Rice	San Antonio, TX USA	12	11
73	Ken Russell	RT	November 2, 1935	6'3"	252	Bowling Green	Fostoria, OH USA	12	0
81	Tom Rychlec	E	September 11, 1934	6'3"	220	American Int.	Meriden, CT USA	12	0
56	Joe Schmidt	MLB	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
55	Wayne Walker	LB	September 30, 1936	6'2"	225	Idaho	Boise, ID USA	12	0
34	Ken Webb	KR	August 15, 1935	5'11"	207	Presbyterian	Albany, GA USA	12	0
23	Dave Whitsell	DB	June 14, 1936	6'0"	189	Indiana	Shelby, MI USA	12	0
57	Roger Zatkoff	RLB	March 25, 1931	6'2"	216	Michigan	Hamtramck, MI USA	12	0