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1952 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
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)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| RT | Gus Cifelli | 26 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950 |
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| RT | Bob Miller | 23 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |