NFL Rosters by Team
49ers Roster - 1978 Resolved Abbreviation: SF
Status: ACT Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Ernie Hughes G 0 75 250 NA 1955-01-24 NA NA NA NA Fred Quillan C 0 77 240 NA 1956-01-27 NA NA NA NA John Ayers OT 0 77 247 NA 1953-04-14 NA NA NA NA Keith Fahnhorst OT 0 78 273 NA 1952-02-06 NA NA NA NA Kyle Davis C 0 75 240 NA 1952-10-01 NA NA NA NA Randy Cross C 0 75 265 NA 1954-04-25 NA NA NA NA Ron Singleton OT 0 79 245 NA 1952-04-15 NA NA NA NA Steve Knutson OT 0 75 254 NA 1951-10-05 NA NA NA NA Walt Downing G 0 75 254 NA 1956-06-11 NA NA NA NA
Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Scott Bull QB 0 77 211 NA 1953-06-08 NA NA NA NA Steve DeBerg QB 0 75 205 NA 1954-01-19 NA NA NA NA
Position: RB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bob Ferrell RB 0 72 208 NA 1952-11-13 NA NA NA NA Dave Williams RB 0 74 200 NA 1954-03-10 NA NA NA NA Earl Carr RB 0 72 224 NA 1955-01-22 NA NA NA NA Elliott Walker RB 0 71 193 NA 1956-09-10 NA NA NA NA Greg Boykin RB 0 72 225 NA 1953-12-08 NA NA NA NA O.J. Simpson RB 0 73 212 NA 1947-07-09 NA NA NA NA Paul Hofer RB 0 72 195 NA 1952-05-13 NA NA NA NA
Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Ken MacAfee TE 0 76 250 NA 1956-01-09 NA NA NA NA Lon Boyett TE 0 78 240 NA 1953-12-24 NA NA NA NA Paul Seal TE 0 76 222 NA 1952-02-27 NA NA NA NA
Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Freddie Solomon WR 0 71 185 NA 1953-01-11 NA NA NA NA Jack Steptoe WR 0 73 173 NA 1956-01-21 NA NA NA NA Kenny Harrison WR 0 72 170 NA 1953-12-12 NA NA NA NA Mike Shumann WR 0 73 185 NA 1955-10-13 NA NA NA NA Terry LeCount WR 0 70 172 NA 1956-07-09 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bob Jury S 0 73 188 NA 1955-10-05 NA NA NA NA Bruce Threadgill DB 0 72 190 NA 1956-05-07 NA NA NA NA Chuck Crist S 0 74 205 NA 1951-01-16 NA NA NA NA Eddie Lewis CB 0 72 177 NA 1953-12-15 NA NA NA NA Larry Jones DB 0 70 170 NA 1951-03-04 NA NA NA NA Ricky Odom CB 0 72 183 NA 1956-09-16 NA NA NA NA Vern Roberson FS 0 73 195 NA 1952-08-03 NA NA NA NA Wonder Monds DB 0 75 215 NA 1952-05-03 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Archie Reese DE 0 75 263 NA 1956-02-04 NA NA NA NA Cedrick Hardman DE 0 75 255 NA 1948-10-04 NA NA NA NA Cleveland Elam DE 0 76 240 NA 1952-04-05 NA NA NA NA Ed Galigher DT 0 76 255 NA 1950-10-15 NA NA NA NA Jimmy Webb DT 0 77 247 NA 1952-04-13 NA NA NA NA Willie McCray DE 0 77 234 NA 1953-07-17 NA NA NA NA
Position: LB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bruce Elia OLB 0 73 222 NA 1953-01-10 NA NA NA NA Dan Bunz MLB 0 76 230 NA 1955-10-07 NA NA NA NA Dean Moore LB 0 74 210 NA 1955-01-26 NA NA NA NA Ed Bradley OLB 0 74 239 NA 1950-04-22 NA NA NA NA Joe Harris OLB 0 73 225 NA 1952-12-06 NA NA NA NA Mark Nichols LB 0 75 225 NA 1956-10-23 NA NA NA NA Mike Baldassin LB 0 73 218 NA 1955-07-26 NA NA NA NA
Special Teams Position: K
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Ray Wersching K 0 71 210 NA 1950-08-21 NA NA NA NA
Position: P
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Mike Connell P 0 73 200 NA 1956-03-15 NA NA NA NA
Status: RET Offense Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Rick DeSimone TE 0 75 213 NA 1955-10-08 NA NA NA NA
Status: TRD Offense Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Elmo Boyd WR 0 72 188 NA 1954-06-15 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Tony Leonard CB 0 71 170 NA 1953-02-28 NA NA NA NA
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