NFL Rosters by Team
Falcons Roster - 1978 Resolved Abbreviation: ATL
Status: ACT Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Dave Scott G 0 76 285 NA 1953-12-26 NA NA NA NA Jeff Van Note C 0 74 247 NA 1946-02-07 NA NA NA NA Marv Montgomery OT 0 78 255 NA 1948-02-08 NA NA NA NA Mike Kenn OT 0 79 257 NA 1956-02-09 NA NA NA NA Paul Ryczek C 0 74 230 NA 1952-06-25 NA NA NA NA Phil McKinnely OT 0 76 248 NA 1954-07-08 NA NA NA NA R.C. Thielemann G 0 76 247 NA 1955-08-12 NA NA NA NA Warren Bryant OT 0 78 270 NA 1955-11-11 NA NA NA NA
Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
June Jones QB 0 76 200 NA 1953-02-19 NA NA NA NA Scott Hunter QB 0 74 205 NA 1947-11-11 NA NA NA NA Steve Bartkowski QB 0 76 213 NA 1952-11-12 NA NA NA NA
Position: RB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bubba Bean FB 0 71 195 NA 1954-01-26 NA NA NA NA George Franklin RB 0 75 225 NA 1954-07-05 NA NA NA NA Haskel Stanback RB 0 72 210 NA 1952-03-19 NA NA NA NA Mike Esposito RB 0 72 183 NA 1953-04-24 NA NA NA NA Ray Strong RB 0 69 184 NA 1956-05-07 NA NA NA NA Ricky Patton RB 0 71 185 NA 1954-04-06 NA NA NA NA
Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
James Wright TE 0 75 240 NA 1956-09-01 NA NA NA NA Jim Mitchell TE 0 73 234 NA 1947-10-19 NA NA NA NA Ken Moore TE 0 76 232 NA 1954-07-25 NA NA NA NA Lewis Gilbert TE 0 76 225 NA 1956-05-24 NA NA NA NA
Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Alfred Jackson WR 0 71 176 NA 1955-08-03 NA NA NA NA Alfred Jenkins WR 0 70 165 NA 1952-01-25 NA NA NA NA Billy Ryckman WR 0 71 172 NA 1955-02-28 NA NA NA NA Dennis Pearson WR 0 71 177 NA 1955-02-09 NA NA NA NA Wally Francis WR 0 71 190 NA 1951-11-07 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bob Glazebrook DB 0 73 200 NA 1956-03-07 NA NA NA NA Ernie Jackson DB 0 70 173 NA 1950-04-11 NA NA NA NA Frank Reed S 0 71 193 NA 1954-05-13 NA NA NA NA Jim Stienke DB 0 71 182 NA 1950-11-07 NA NA NA NA Ray Easterling FS 0 72 195 NA 1949-09-03 NA NA NA NA Rick Byas CB 0 69 180 NA 1950-10-19 NA NA NA NA Rolland Lawrence CB 0 70 179 NA 1951-03-24 NA NA NA NA Tom Moriarty DB 0 72 185 NA 1953-04-07 NA NA NA NA Tom Pridemore FS 0 70 186 NA 1956-04-29 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Claude Humphrey DE 0 76 252 NA 1944-06-29 NA NA NA NA Edgar Fields DE 0 74 255 NA 1954-03-10 NA NA NA NA Jeff Merrow DE 0 76 245 NA 1953-07-12 NA NA NA NA Jeff Yeates DE 0 75 248 NA 1951-08-03 NA NA NA NA Jim Bailey DT 0 76 253 NA 1948-06-09 NA NA NA NA Mike Lewis DT 0 76 261 NA 1949-07-14 NA NA NA NA Wilson Faumuina DT 0 77 275 NA 1954-08-11 NA NA NA NA
Position: LB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Dewey McClain LB 0 75 236 NA 1954-04-25 NA NA NA NA Fulton Kuykendall OLB 0 76 210 NA 1953-06-10 NA NA NA NA Garth Ten Napel LB 0 73 213 NA 1954-03-27 NA NA NA NA Greg Brezina OLB 0 72 226 NA 1946-01-07 NA NA NA NA Ralph Ortega LB 0 74 220 NA 1953-07-06 NA NA NA NA Robert Pennywell MLB 0 73 222 NA 1954-11-06 NA NA NA NA Ronnie McCartney LB 0 73 220 NA 1954-07-20 NA NA NA NA Steve Stewart LB 0 74 217 NA 1956-05-01 NA NA NA NA
Special Teams Position: K
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Fred Steinfort K 0 71 180 NA 1952-11-03 NA NA NA NA Tim Mazzetti K 0 73 175 NA 1956-02-01 NA NA NA NA
Position: P
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
John James P 0 75 197 NA 1949-01-21 NA NA NA NA
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