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1957 Detroit Lions
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1957 NFL Champions
Scored 251 points (20.9/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 20 points (1.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.0, Offense: 0.7, Defense: 1.4, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Wilson (8-4-0)
Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tobin Rote | 29 | 7 | 4 | 76 for 177, 1,070 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 70 rushes for 366 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| QB | Bobby Layne | 31 | 9 | 8 | 87 for 179, 1,169 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 99 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| FB | John Henry Johnson | 28 | 3 | 0 | 129 rushes for 621 yards, 5 td, & 20 catches for 141 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| FB | Leon Hart | 29 | 7 | 0 | 24 rushes for 99 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 55 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| LH | Gene Gedman | 25 | 4 | 0 | 67 rushes for 278 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Howard Cassady | 23 | 1 | 0 | 73 rushes for 250 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 325 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| LE | Jim Doran | 30 | 6 | 0 | 33 catches for 624 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Lou Creekmur*+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| LG | Harley Sewell* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| C | Frank Gatski | 35 | 11 | 0 | ||
| RG | John Gordy | 22 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 | |
| RT | Charlie Ane | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| RT | Ken Russell | 22 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 71st pick / 1957 | |
| RE | Steve Junker | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 catches for 305 yards, 4 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darris McCord* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| LDT | Ray Krouse | 30 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1951 | |
| RDT | Bob Miller | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Gil Mains | 28 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 | |
| LLB | Jim Martin | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Roger Zatkoff | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Jim David* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Terry Barr | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Carl Karilivacz | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Yale Lary* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| RS | Jack Christiansen*+ | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Layne | 31 | 9 | 8 | 6 of 11 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| P | Yale Lary* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 54 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Yale Lary* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 5.6 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| KR | Howard Cassady | 23 | 1 | 0 | 10 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Charlie Ane | 26 | T-C | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | USC | 1/25/1931 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| 41 | Terry Barr | 22 | HB-DB-FL | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/10/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| 42 | Marv Brown | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 150 | 5-8 | Tarleton St.,Texas A&M-Commerce | 8/15/1930 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 25th / 301st pick / 1953 |
| 67 | Stan Campbell | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 8/26/1930 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| 40 | Howard Cassady | 23 | HB-SE-FL | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/2/1934 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| 24 | Jack Christiansen*+ | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 12/20/1928 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur*+ | 30 | T-G-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | William & Mary | 1/22/1927 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| 68 | Gene Cronin | 24 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/20/1933 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| 25 | Jim David* | 30 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 12/2/1927 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| 87 | Dorne Dibble | 28 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 4/26/1929 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1951 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa St. | 8/11/1927 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| 52 | Frank Gatski | 35 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Marshall,Auburn | 3/18/1922 | 11 | |
| 26 | Gene Gedman | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/9/1932 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1953 |
| 75 | John Gordy | 22 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 6/17/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
| 82 | Leon Hart | 29 | E-FB-DE | 11 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 11/2/1928 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson | 28 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA),Arizona St. | 11/24/1929 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| 88 | Steve Junker | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 5/22/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957 |
| 21 | Carl Karilivacz | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/20/1930 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| 70 | Ray Krouse | 30 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/21/1927 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1951 |
| 28 | Yale Lary* | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1930 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | 31 | QB | 11 | 8 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| 86 | Bob W. Long | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1934 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1955 |
| 43 | Gary Lowe | 23 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 5/4/1934 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| 72 | Gil Mains | 28 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Murray St. | 12/17/1929 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 |
| 47 | Jim Martin | 33 | G-LB-K | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| 78 | Darris McCord* | 24 | DE-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 1/4/1933 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| 84 | Dave Middleton | 24 | E-HB-FL | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/23/1933 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1955 |
| 74 | Bob Miller | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/11/1929 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Gerry Perry | 27 | T-DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Pepperdine,California | 7/17/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 |
| 80 | Jerry Reichow | 23 | E-QB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Iowa | 5/19/1934 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 38th pick / 1956 |
| 18 | Tobin Rote | 29 | QB | 12 | 4 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| 73 | Ken Russell | 22 | T | 10 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/2/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 71st pick / 1957 |
| 56 | Joe Schmidt*+ | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| 66 | Harley Sewell* | 26 | G-LB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/18/1931 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| 30 | Tom Tracy | 23 | HB-FB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 9/7/1934 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 50th pick / 1956 |
| 57 | Roger Zatkoff | 26 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Michigan | 3/25/1931 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 217.5 | 6-1.4 | 3.8 |