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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)
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1961 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 | 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 |
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| C | Don Gillis | 26 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 89th pick / 1957 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RDE | Luke Owens | 28 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
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| LLB | Ted Bates | 25 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ron McDole | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th 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 |
| 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 |