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1962 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 287 points (20.5/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 361 points (25.8/g), 10th.
Differential of -74 points (-5.3/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.4/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.3, Offense: -3.7, Defense: -3.6, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wally Lemm (4-9-1)
Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Charley Johnson | 24 | 1 | 10 | 150 for 308, 2,440 yards, 16 td, 20 int, & 25 rushes for 138 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| QB | Sam Etcheverry | 32 | 1 | 3 | 58 for 106, 707 yards, 2 td, 10 int, & 8 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| HB | John David Crow* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 192 rushes for 751 yards, 14 td, & 23 catches for 246 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| HB | Joe Childress | 29 | 6 | 0 | 37 rushes for 162 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 207 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Mal Hammack | 29 | 7 | 0 | 38 rushes for 160 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 27 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955 |
| FL | Bobby Joe Conrad | 27 | 4 | 0 | 62 catches for 954 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Sonny Randle* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 63 catches for 1,158 yards, 7 td | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Taz Anderson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 535 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 |
| LT | Ed Cook | 30 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LG | Mike McGee | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1960 |
| C | Bob DeMarco | 24 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Ken Gray | 26 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 | |
| RT | Ernie McMillan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Robb | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Don Owens | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Frank Fuller | 33 | 9 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 | |
| RDE | Luke Owens | 29 | 5 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 | |
| LLB | Marion Rushing | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Garland Boyette | 22 | Rook | 0 | ||
| MLB | Dale Meinert | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Bill Koman* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| LCB | Billy Stacy | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959 |
| RCB | Jimmy Hill* | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Norm Beal | 22 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RS | Larry Wilson* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gerry Perry | 32 | 8 | 0 | 5 of 12 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 |
| P | Sam Etcheverry | 32 | 1 | 3 | 59 punts for a 38.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Norm Beal | 22 | Rook | 0 | 7 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Bill Triplett | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 25.3 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Taz Anderson | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/15/1938 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | 22 | K | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 51 | Ted Bates | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 9/22/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 52nd pick / 1959 |
| 21 | Norm Beal | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Missouri | 6/16/1940 | Rook | |
| 50 | Garland Boyette | 22 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 3/22/1940 | Rook | |
| 87 | Chuck Bryant | 22 | E | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 9/12/1940 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 34th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | 29 | HB-FB-FL | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/26/1933 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad | 27 | FL-DB-HB-WR-K | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1935 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | 30 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/29/1932 | 4 | |
| 44 | John David Crow* | 27 | HB-TE-FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1935 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | 24 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 63 | Fate Echols | 23 | T-DT | 5 | 0 | 258 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 6/29/1939 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1962 New York Titans / 3rd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| 81 | Jack Elwell | 22 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Purdue | 8/1/1940 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 20th pick / 1962 St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 75th pick / 1962 |
| 14 | Sam Etcheverry | 32 | QB | 14 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Denver | 5/20/1930 | 1 | |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Frank Fuller | 33 | DT-T-G-C-DE | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/8/1929 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | 24 | HB-FB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1938 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | 22 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | 26 | G-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 3/10/1936 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | 29 | FB-LB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/19/1933 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Ed Henke | 35 | DE-LB-G | 8 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill* | 34 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Sam Houston St. | 6/27/1928 | 7 | |
| 76 | George Hultz | 23 | DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 3/7/1939 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 92nd pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 30th / 234th pick / 1961 |
| 33 | Roland Jackson | 22 | FB-LB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Rice | 1/5/1940 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 21st / 167th pick / 1962 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 24 | QB | 11 | 10 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Bill Koman* | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/16/1934 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| 68 | Mike McGee | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Duke | 12/1/1938 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Hugh McInnis | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 9/18/1938 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1960 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | 29 | LB-G | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 12/18/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| 70 | Don Owens | 30 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 4/3/1932 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | 29 | DE-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 10/19/1933 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Ken Panfil | 32 | T | 1 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Purdue | 9/16/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954 |
| 79 | Gerry Perry | 32 | T-DT-DE-G | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Pepperdine,California | 7/17/1930 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle* | 26 | E-WR | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | 25 | DE-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1937 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 3 | |
| 24 | Billy Stacy | 26 | DB-FL | 13 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 7/30/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | 22 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-2.0 | 3.0 |