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1952 Detroit Lions

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
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1952 NFL Champions

Scored 344 points (28.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 192 points (16.0/g), 1st.
 Differential of 152 points (12.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.6/g), 1st.

Coached by Buddy Parker (9-3-0)

1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bobby Layne*+ 26 4 11 139 for 287, 1,999 yards, 19 td, 20 int, & 94 rushes for 411 yards and 1 td

Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948

FB Pat Harder* 30 6 0 81 rushes for 244 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 142 yards and 1 td

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944

LH Jug Girard 25 4 0 61 rushes for 222 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 316 yards and 2 td

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948

LH Doak Walker 25 2 0 26 rushes for 106 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 90 yards and 0 td

New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949

RH Bob Hoernschemeyer* 27 6 0 106 rushes for 457 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 139 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947

LE Cloyce Box*+ 29 3 0 42 catches for 924 yards, 15 td

Washington Redskins / 20th / 178th pick / 1948

LT Lou Creekmur*+ 25 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948

LG Jim Martin 28 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950

C Vince Banonis 31 10 0 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942

RG Dick Stanfel 25 Rook 0

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951

RT Gus Cifelli 26 2 0

Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950

RT Bob Miller 23 Rook 0

Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952

RE Leon Hart 24 2 0 32 catches for 376 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950

 Defensive Starters
LDE Sonny Gandee 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 9th / 106th pick / 1952

LDT Thurman McGraw+ 25 2 0 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 27th pick / 1950

MG Les Bingaman 26 4 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948

RDT John Prchlik 27 3 0

Boston Yanks / 30th / 277th pick / 1947

RDE Blaine Earon 25 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 19th / 226th pick / 1952

LLB Dick Flanagan 26 4 0 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948

RLB LaVern Torgeson 23 1 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951

LDH Jim David 25 Rook 0 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952

RDH Yale Lary 22 Rook 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952

LS Don Doll* 26 3 0 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948

RS Jack Christiansen+ 24 1 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951

 Special Teams Starters
K Pat Harder* 30 6 0 11 of 23 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944

P Bob Smith* 27 4 0 61 punts for a 44.7 average, 0 blocked

Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947

PR Yale Lary 22 Rook 0 16 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 1 td

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952

KR Jack Christiansen+ 24 1 0 16 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Byron Bailey 22 HB 8 0 192 5-10 Washington State 10/12/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 25th / 298th pick / 1952

Vince Banonis 31 C-T-LB 12 0 230 6-1 Detroit Mercy 4/9/1921 10

Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942

Les Bingaman 26 DG-G 12 0 272 6-3 Illinois 2/3/1926 4

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948

Cloyce Box*+ 29 E-HB 12 0 220 6-4 Louisiana Tech,West Texas A&M 8/24/1923 3

Washington Redskins / 20th / 178th pick / 1948

Stan Campbell 22 G 3 0 226 6-0 Iowa State 8/26/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952

Jack Christiansen+ 24 DB 11 0 205 6-1 Colorado State 12/20/1928 1

Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951

Gus Cifelli 26 T 12 0 244 6-4 Nevada-Reno,Notre Dame 2/3/1926 2

Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950

Ollie Cline 27 FB 8 0 200 6-0 Ohio State 12/31/1925 4

Chicago Bears / 14th / 122nd pick / 1948

Lou Creekmur*+ 25 T-G-DG-DT 12 0 246 6-4 William & Mary 1/22/1927 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948

Pete D'Alonzo 23 FB 4 0 210 5-10 Villanova 5/26/1929 1

Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1951

Jim David 25 DB 12 0 178 5-11 Colorado State 12/2/1927 Rook

Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952

Don Doll* 26 DB 12 0 185 5-10 USC 8/29/1926 3

Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948

Jim Doran 25 E-DE 11 0 201 6-2 Buena Vista,Iowa State 8/11/1927 1

Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951

Tom Dublinski 22 QB 6 0 212 6-2 Utah 8/8/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 8th / 93rd pick / 1952

Blaine Earon 25 DE 12 0 195 6-1 Duke 1/15/1927 Rook

Detroit Lions / 19th / 226th pick / 1952

Dick Flanagan 26 LB-G-C 12 0 216 6-0 Ohio State 10/31/1926 4

Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948

Keith Flowers 22 C-LB 3 0 211 6-0 TCU 4/24/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 11th / 130th pick / 1952

Sonny Gandee 23 LB-DE 8 0 216 6-1 Ohio State 2/27/1929 Rook

Detroit Lions / 9th / 106th pick / 1952

Jug Girard 25 E-HB-QB-DB 11 0 176 5-11 Wisconsin 1/25/1927 4

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948

Pat Harder* 30 FB-LB 11 0 203 5-11 Wisconsin 5/6/1922 6

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944

Jim Hardy 29 QB-DB 9 1 180 6-0 USC 4/24/1923 6

Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945

Leon Hart 24 E-FB-DE 11 0 257 6-5 Notre Dame 11/2/1928 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950

Jim Hill 23 DB 9 0 188 6-0 Tennessee 7/21/1929 1

Detroit Lions / 15th / 178th pick / 1951

Bob Hoernschemeyer* 27 B 10 0 194 5-11 Indiana,Navy 9/24/1925 6

New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947

Yale Lary 22 DB 12 0 185 5-11 Texas A&M 11/24/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952

Bobby Layne*+ 26 QB 12 11 201 6-1 Texas 12/19/1926 4

Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948

Jim Martin 28 G-LB-K 12 0 227 6-2 Notre Dame 4/8/1924 2

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950

Thurman McGraw+ 25 DT-T 12 0 235 6-5 Colorado State 7/17/1927 2

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 27th pick / 1950

Bob Miller 23 DT-T 11 0 242 6-3 Virginia 12/11/1929 Rook

Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952

Lindy Pearson 23 HB 3 1 198 6-0 Oklahoma 3/6/1929 2
John Prchlik 27 DT-T 12 0 234 6-4 Yale 7/20/1925 3

Boston Yanks / 30th / 277th pick / 1947

Clyde Scott 28 HB-DB 5 0 174 6-0 Arkansas,Navy 8/29/1924 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948

Bob Smith* 27 DB-HB-WB 12 0 191 6-1 Iowa,Tulsa 8/20/1925 4

Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947

Dick Stanfel 25 G 12 0 236 6-3 San Francisco 7/20/1927 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951

Pat Summerall 22 DE-E-K 2 0 228 6-4 Arkansas 5/10/1930 Rook

Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952

Bill Swiacki 30 E 11 0 195 6-2 Columbia,Holy Cross 10/2/1922 4

Boston Yanks / 16th / 142nd pick / 1946

LaVern Torgeson 23 LB-C 12 0 215 6-0 Washington State 2/28/1929 1

Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951

Doak Walker 25 HB-DB 7 0 173 5-11 SMU 1/1/1927 2

New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949

Team Total 25.3 12 210.3 6-1.1 2.3