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1961 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 279 points (19.9/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 267 points (19.1/g), 4th.
 Differential of 12 points (0.9/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Chuck Drulis (2-0-0) (co-coach with Ray Prochaska and Ray Willsey), Ray Prochaska (2-0-0), Ray Willsey (2-0-0) and Pop Ivy (5-7-0)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Sam Etcheverry 31 Rook 5 96 for 196, 1,275 yards, 14 td, 11 int, & 33 rushes for 73 yards and 0 td
QB Ralph Guglielmi 28 6 5 56 for 116, 927 yards, 5 td, 8 int, & 22 rushes for 101 yards and 1 td

Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955

HB Prentice Gautt 23 1 0 129 rushes for 523 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 132 yards and 3 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960

FB Frank Mestnik 23 1 0 95 rushes for 334 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 29 yards and 1 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 170th pick / 1960

FL Bobby Joe Conrad 26 3 0 30 catches for 499 yards, 2 td, & 20 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

FL Billy Stacy* 25 2 0 12 catches for 241 yards, 1 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

SE Sonny Randle* 25 2 0 44 catches for 591 yards, 9 td

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

TE Taz Anderson 23 Rook 0 22 catches for 399 yards, 2 td, & 15 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960

TE Hugh McInnis 23 1 0 7 catches for 107 yards, 0 td, & 4 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1960

LT Ed Cook 29 3 0
LG Mike McGee 23 1 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1960

C Don Gillis 26 3 0

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 89th pick / 1957

RG Ken Gray* 25 3 0 2 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958

RT Ernie McMillan 23 Rook 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961

RT Gerry Perry 31 7 0 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952

 Defensive Starters
LDE Joe Robb 24 2 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

LDE Ed Henke 34 12 0

Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949

LDT Don Owens 29 4 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957

RDT Frank Fuller 32 8 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952

RDE Ed Henke 34 12 0

Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949

RDE Luke Owens 28 4 0

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

LLB Ted Bates 25 2 0

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959

MLB Dale Meinert 28 3 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

RLB Bill Koman 27 5 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

LCB Billy Stacy* 25 2 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

LCB Willie West 23 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960

RCB Jimmy Hill* 33 6 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Jerry Norton* 30 7 0 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

RS Larry Wilson 23 1 11 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960

RS Joe Driskill 24 1 0
 Special Teams Starters
K Gerry Perry 31 7 0 7 of 16 field goals & 30 of 33 extra points

Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952

P Jerry Norton* 30 7 0 85 punts for a 44.7 average, 1 blocked

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

PR Willie West 23 1 0 11 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960

KR Pat Fischer 21 Rook 0 17 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Taz Anderson 23 TE 14 0 220 6-2 Georgia Tech 11/15/1938 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960

Ted Bates 25 LB 14 0 219 6-3 Oregon State 9/22/1936 2

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959

Bobby Joe Conrad 26 FL-DB-HB-WR-K 14 0 194 6-2 Texas A&M 11/17/1935 3

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

Ed Cook 29 T-G 14 0 245 6-2 Notre Dame 6/29/1932 3
John David Crow 26 HB-TE-FB 8 0 220 6-2 Texas A&M 7/8/1935 3

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958

Bob DeMarco 23 C-G 4 0 248 6-2 Dayton,Indiana 9/16/1938 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960

Joe Driskill 24 DB 14 0 195 6-1 La-Monroe 8/10/1937 1
Charley Ellzey 23 C-LB 5 0 240 6-3 Southern Miss 2/17/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1960

Sam Etcheverry 31 QB 14 5 190 5-11 Denver 5/20/1930 Rook
Pat Fischer 21 DB 12 0 170 5-9 Nebraska 1/2/1940 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961

Frank Fuller 32 DT-T-G-C-DE 14 0 244 6-4 Kentucky 8/8/1929 8

Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952

Prentice Gautt 23 HB-FB 14 0 210 6-1 Oklahoma 2/8/1938 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960

Don Gillis 26 C 9 0 245 6-3 Rice 3/31/1935 3

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 89th pick / 1957

Charley Granger 23 T 6 0 240 6-2 Southern 8/9/1938 Rook

Boston Patriots / 26th / 202nd pick / 1961

Ken Gray* 25 G-LB 13 0 245 6-2 Howard Payne 3/10/1936 3

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958

Bob Griffin 32 LB-C 5 0 235 6-3 Arkansas 2/12/1929 8

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952

Ralph Guglielmi 28 QB 9 5 196 6-1 Notre Dame 6/26/1933 6

Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955

Ken Hall 26 HB-P 8 0 205 6-1 Texas A&M 12/13/1935 2

Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958

Mal Hammack 28 FB-LB 7 0 205 6-2 Florida 6/19/1933 6

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955

Ed Henke 34 DE-LB-G 14 0 227 6-3 USC 12/13/1927 12

Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949

Jimmy Hill* 33 DB 13 0 192 6-2 Sam Houston State 6/27/1928 6
Charley Johnson 23 QB 4 0 200 6-1 New Mexico State,Schreiner College 11/22/1938 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960

Bill Koman 27 LB 14 0 229 6-2 North Carolina 9/16/1934 5

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

Dick Lage 22 E 1 0 228 6-4 Lenoir-Rhyne 8/9/1939 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 167th pick / 1961

Monte Lee 23 LB 12 0 225 6-4 Texas 7/11/1938 Rook

Houston Oilers / 5th / 40th pick / 1961
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1960

Ron McDole 22 DE-DT 13 0 265 6-4 Nebraska 9/9/1939 Rook

Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 50th pick / 1961

Mike McGee 23 G 13 0 230 6-1 Duke 12/1/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1960

Hugh McInnis 23 TE 3 0 228 6-3 Southern Miss 9/18/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1960

Ernie McMillan 23 T 6 0 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961

Dale Meinert 28 LB-G 14 0 220 6-2 Oklahoma State 12/18/1933 3

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

Dale Memmelaar 24 G-T 8 0 247 6-2 Wyoming 1/15/1937 2

Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959

Frank Mestnik 23 FB 13 0 200 6-2 Marquette 2/23/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 170th pick / 1960

Jerry Norton* 30 DB-HB 14 0 195 5-11 SMU 5/16/1931 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954

Don Owens 29 DT-T 14 0 255 6-5 Southern Miss 4/3/1932 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957

Luke Owens 28 DE-DT-T 12 0 254 6-2 Kent State 10/19/1933 4

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

Ken Panfil 31 T 3 0 262 6-6 Purdue 9/16/1930 5

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954

Gerry Perry 31 T-DT-DE-G 13 0 237 6-4 California,Pepperdine 7/17/1930 7

Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952

Sonny Randle* 25 E-WR 14 0 189 6-2 Virginia 1/6/1936 2

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

Tom Redmond 24 DE-G-T 10 0 250 6-5 Vanderbilt 9/21/1937 1

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959

Joe Robb 24 DE-LB 12 0 238 6-3 TCU 3/15/1937 2

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

Billy Stacy* 25 DB-FL 13 0 191 6-1 Mississippi State 7/30/1936 2

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

Willie West 23 DB 14 0 190 5-10 Oregon 5/1/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960

Larry Wilson 23 DB 11 11 190 6-0 Utah 3/24/1938 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960

Team Total 25.9 14 222.9 6-2.1 2.7