NFL Rosters by Team
Giants Roster - 1978 Resolved Abbreviation: NYG
Status: ACT Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bill Bain G 0 76 269 NA 1952-08-09 NA NA NA NA Brad Benson OT 0 75 258 NA 1955-11-25 NA NA NA NA Doug Van Horn G 0 75 245 NA 1944-06-24 NA NA NA NA Gordon Gravelle OT 0 77 250 NA 1949-06-12 NA NA NA NA Gordon King OT 0 78 275 NA 1956-02-03 NA NA NA NA J.T. Turner G 0 75 250 NA 1953-04-17 NA NA NA NA Jim Clack C 0 75 250 NA 1947-10-26 NA NA NA NA Jim Pietrzak C 0 77 260 NA 1953-02-21 NA NA NA NA Leo Tierney C 0 75 248 NA 1954-01-28 NA NA NA NA Ron Mikolajczyk OT 0 75 275 NA 1950-06-02 NA NA NA NA
Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Jerry Golsteyn QB 0 76 200 NA 1954-08-06 NA NA NA NA Joe Pisarcik QB 0 76 220 NA 1952-07-02 NA NA NA NA Randy Dean QB 0 75 195 NA 1955-06-10 NA NA NA NA
Position: RB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Alvin Maxson RB 0 71 205 NA 1951-11-12 NA NA NA NA Billy Taylor RB 0 72 215 NA 1956-07-06 NA NA NA NA Bobby Hammond RB 0 70 175 NA 1952-02-20 NA NA NA NA Dan Doornink RB 0 75 210 NA 1956-02-01 NA NA NA NA Doug Kotar RB 0 71 205 NA 1951-06-11 NA NA NA NA Larry Csonka RB 0 75 237 NA 1946-12-25 NA NA NA NA Willie Spencer RB 0 75 235 NA 1953-01-28 NA NA NA NA
Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Al Dixon TE 0 77 220 NA 1954-04-05 NA NA NA NA Emery Moorehead TE 0 74 210 NA 1954-03-22 NA NA NA NA Gary Shirk TE 0 73 220 NA 1950-02-23 NA NA NA NA
Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Ernest Pough WR 0 73 174 NA 1952-05-17 NA NA NA NA James Thompson WR 0 72 178 NA 1953-01-09 NA NA NA NA Jimmy Robinson WR 0 69 170 NA 1953-01-03 NA NA NA NA Johnny Perkins WR 0 74 205 NA 1953-04-21 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Beasley Reece S 0 73 186 NA 1954-03-18 NA NA NA NA Ernie Jones FS 0 75 180 NA 1953-01-03 NA NA NA NA Larry Mallory S 0 71 185 NA 1952-07-21 NA NA NA NA Maurice Tyler DB 0 72 188 NA 1950-07-19 NA NA NA NA Odis McKinney CB 0 74 187 NA 1957-05-19 NA NA NA NA Ray Rhodes CB 0 71 185 NA 1950-10-20 NA NA NA NA Terry Jackson CB 0 70 187 NA 1955-12-09 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Gary Jeter DT 0 76 250 NA 1955-01-24 NA NA NA NA George Martin DE 0 76 245 NA 1953-02-16 NA NA NA NA Jack Gregory DE 0 77 250 NA 1944-10-03 NA NA NA NA Jim Krahl DT 0 77 252 NA 1953-11-19 NA NA NA NA John Mendenhall DT 0 73 255 NA 1948-12-03 NA NA NA NA Troy Archer DT 0 76 250 NA 1955-01-16 NA NA NA NA
Position: LB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Brad Van Pelt OLB 0 77 235 NA 1951-04-05 NA NA NA NA Brian Kelley OLB 0 75 230 NA 1951-09-01 NA NA NA NA Dan Lloyd OLB 0 74 225 NA 1953-11-09 NA NA NA NA Frank Marion OLB 0 75 230 NA 1951-03-16 NA NA NA NA Harry Carson MLB 0 74 228 NA 1953-11-26 NA NA NA NA John Skorupan LB 0 74 214 NA 1951-05-17 NA NA NA NA Randy Coffield LB 0 76 215 NA 1953-12-12 NA NA NA NA
Special Teams Position: K
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Joe Danelo K 0 69 166 NA 1953-09-02 NA NA NA NA
Position: P
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Dave Jennings P 0 76 215 NA 1952-06-08 NA NA NA NA
Status: RET Offense Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Fred Besana QB 0 76 200 NA 1954-03-09 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Larry Gillard DT 0 76 270 NA 1955-07-10 NA NA NA NA
Status: TRT Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bill Bryant CB 0 71 195 NA 1951-02-24 NA NA NA NA
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