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1952 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 172 points (14.3/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 221 points (18.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of -49 points (-4.1/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 4.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Coached by Joe Kuharich (4-8-0)
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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 | Charlie Trippi* | 30 | 5 | 10 | 84 for 181, 890 yards, 5 td, 13 int, & 72 rushes for 350 yards and 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| FB | Ollie Matson*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 96 rushes for 344 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 187 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| LH | Billy Cross | 23 | 1 | 0 | 71 rushes for 347 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 234 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 283rd pick / 1951 |
| RH | Emil Sitko | 29 | 2 | 0 | 88 rushes for 348 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 16 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Cliff Anderson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 catches for 191 yards, 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 25th / 291st pick / 1952 |
| LT | Mike Mergen | 23 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 184th pick / 1952 |
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| LG | Mike Sikora | 26 | Rook | 0 | ||
| C | Jack Simmons | 28 | 4 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
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| RG | Bill Fischer* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1949 |
| RT | Jack Jennings | 26 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 |
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| RE | Don Stonesifer | 25 | 1 | 0 | 54 catches for 617 yards, 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Dove | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
| LDT | Volney Peters | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| MG | Fred Wallner | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 235th pick / 1951 |
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| RDT | Don Joyce | 23 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
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| RDE | Tom Bienemann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 127th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Leo Sanford | 23 | 1 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Gordon Polofsky | 21 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 61st pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Roy Barni | 25 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Ray Ramsey | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| LS | Bill Svoboda | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| RS | John Panelli | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 12th pick / 1949 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Geri | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 of 18 field goals & 22 of 24 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| P | Frank Tripucka | 25 | 3 | 1 | 31 punts for a 37.3 average, 2 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Billy Cross | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 283rd pick / 1951 |
| KR | Ollie Matson*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 31.2 average and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Cliff Anderson | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Indiana | 11/25/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 25th / 291st pick / 1952 |
| Elmer Angsman | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/11/1925 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
| Roy Barni | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 2/15/1927 | Rook | |
| Tom Bienemann | 24 | DE-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-3 | Drake | 1/28/1928 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 127th pick / 1951 |
| Billy Cross | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 151 | 5-6 | West Texas A&M | 5/3/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 283rd pick / 1951 |
| Bob Dove | 31 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
| Bill Fischer* | 25 | T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/10/1927 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1949 |
| Joe Geri | 28 | TB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/20/1924 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| Jerry Groom | 23 | MG-DT-C-LB | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1951 |
| Robert Hecker | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Baldwin-Wallace | 7/29/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 100th pick / 1949 |
| Jack Jennings | 26 | T | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/23/1926 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 |
| Don Joyce | 23 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Tulane | 10/8/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
| Johnny Karras | 24 | HB | 10 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/29/1928 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 16th pick / 1952 |
| Tony Klimek | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Illinois | 11/24/1925 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 140th pick / 1949 |
| Ed Listopad | 23 | G | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 8/28/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 219th pick / 1952 |
| Ollie Matson*+ | 22 | RB-FL | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Mike Mergen | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Illinois Wesleyan,San Francisco | 2/13/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 184th pick / 1952 |
| Denver Mills | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | William & Mary | 8/29/1925 | Rook | |
| Don Panciera | 25 | QB-DB | 10 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | Boston College,San Francisco | 6/23/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 41st pick / 1949 |
| John Panelli | 26 | LB-FB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 5/7/1926 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 12th pick / 1949 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 26 | FB | 10 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/30/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1950 |
| Don R. Paul | 26 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington State | 7/23/1926 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| Ray Pelfrey | 24 | E-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn,Eastern Kentucky | 1/11/1928 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 197th pick / 1951 |
| Volney Peters | 24 | DT-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | USC | 1/1/1928 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| Gordon Polofsky | 21 | LB-G | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/10/1931 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 61st pick / 1952 |
| Fran Polsfoot | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Washington State | 4/19/1927 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 35th pick / 1950 |
| Eli Popa | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/4/1930 | Rook | |
| Ray Ramsey | 31 | B | 9 | 0 | 166 | 6-2 | Bradley | 7/18/1921 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| Leo Sanford | 23 | LB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 10/4/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| Mike Sikora | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Indiana,Oregon | 11/29/1926 | Rook | |
| Jack Simmons | 28 | C-G-T | 12 | 12 | 236 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Maryland | 10/8/1924 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| Emil Sitko | 29 | HB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 9/7/1923 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1946 |
| Don Stonesifer | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/29/1927 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Svoboda | 24 | LB-FB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/12/1928 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| Ralph Thomas | 25 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 12/6/1927 | Rook | |
| Wally Triplett | 26 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 4/18/1926 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 182nd pick / 1949 |
| Charlie Trippi* | 30 | HB-QB-DB | 11 | 10 | 186 | 6-0 | Georgia | 12/14/1922 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| Frank Tripucka | 25 | QB | 6 | 1 | 192 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| Fred Wallner | 24 | LB-G | 9 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/28/1928 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 235th pick / 1951 |
| S.J. Whitman | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/17/1926 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 259th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 12 | 208.1 | 6-0.8 | 1.7 |