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1963 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 341 points (24.4/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 283 points (20.2/g), 6th.
 Differential of 58 points (4.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 7th.

Coached by Wally Lemm (9-5-0)

1963 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 Charley Johnson* 25 2 14 222 for 423, 3,280 yards, 28 td, 21 int, & 41 rushes for 143 yards and 1 td

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

HB Bill Triplett 23 1 0 134 rushes for 652 yards, 5 td, & 31 catches for 396 yards and 3 td

Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962
New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962

FB Joe Childress 30 7 0 174 rushes for 701 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 354 yards and 2 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956

FL Bobby Joe Conrad+ 28 5 0 73 catches for 967 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td

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

SE Sonny Randle 27 4 0 51 catches for 1,014 yards, 12 td

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

TE Jackie Smith 23 Rook 0 28 catches for 445 yards, 2 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963

TE Taz Anderson 25 2 0 5 catches for 47 yards, 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960

LT Irv Goode 23 1 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962

LG Ed Cook 31 5 0 1 fumble recovered
C Bob DeMarco* 25 2 0 2 fumbles recovered

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

RG Ken Gray* 27 5 0 1 fumble recovered

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

RT Ernie McMillan 25 2 0

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Joe Robb 26 4 0

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

LDT Don Owens 31 6 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957

RDT Luke Owens 30 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

RDE Don Brumm 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963

LLB Larry Stallings 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963

LLB Marion Rushing 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
MLB Dale Meinert* 30 5 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

RLB Bill Koman 29 7 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

LCB Pat Fischer 23 2 0 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

RCB Jimmy Hill 35 8 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Jerry Stovall 22 Rook 14 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

LS Billy Stacy 27 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

RS Larry Wilson* 25 3 0 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Bakken 23 1 0 11 of 21 field goals & 44 of 44 extra points

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962

P Jerry Stovall 22 Rook 14 65 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

PR Billy Gambrell 22 Rook 0 11 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963

KR Jerry Stovall 22 Rook 14 15 kick returns for a 27.9 average and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Taz Anderson 25 TE 5 0 220 6-2 Georgia Tech 11/15/1938 2

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960

Jim Bakken 23 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 1

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962

Garland Boyette 23 LB-DE 9 0 238 6-1 Grambling State 3/22/1940 1
Don Brumm 22 DE 11 0 245 6-3 Purdue 10/4/1941 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963

Jimmy Burson 23 DB 1 0 175 6-0 Auburn 10/13/1940 Rook

Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963
St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963

Joe Childress 30 HB-FB-FL 14 0 202 6-0 Auburn 10/26/1933 7

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956

Bobby Joe Conrad+ 28 FL-DB-HB-WR-K 14 0 194 6-2 Texas A&M 11/17/1935 5

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

Ed Cook 31 T-G 13 0 245 6-2 Notre Dame 6/29/1932 5
John David Crow 28 HB-TE-FB 3 0 220 6-2 Texas A&M 7/8/1935 5

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958

Bob DeMarco* 25 C-G 14 0 248 6-2 Dayton,Indiana 9/16/1938 2

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

Fate Echols 24 T-DT 3 0 258 6-1 Northwestern 6/29/1939 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1962
New York Titans / 3rd / 21st pick / 1962

Pat Fischer 23 DB 14 0 170 5-9 Nebraska 1/2/1940 2

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

Billy Gambrell 22 SE-FL-WR 14 0 175 5-10 South Carolina 9/18/1941 Rook

Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963

Prentice Gautt 25 HB-FB 1 0 210 6-1 Oklahoma 2/8/1938 3

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960

Irv Goode 23 G-T-C 13 0 255 6-5 Kentucky 10/12/1940 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962

Ken Gray* 27 G-LB 14 0 245 6-2 Howard Payne 3/10/1936 5

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

Mal Hammack 30 FB-LB 13 0 205 6-2 Florida 6/19/1933 8

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955

Ed Henke 36 DE-LB-G 10 0 227 6-3 USC 12/13/1927 14

Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949

Jimmy Hill 35 DB 12 0 192 6-2 Sam Houston State 6/27/1928 8
John Houser 28 G-C-T 7 0 238 6-3 Redlands 6/21/1935 6
Buddy Humphrey 28 QB 4 0 198 6-1 Baylor 9/29/1935 4

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959

Charley Johnson* 25 QB 14 14 200 6-1 New Mexico State,Schreiner College 11/22/1938 2

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

Bill Koman 29 LB 14 0 229 6-2 North Carolina 9/16/1934 7

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

Ernie McMillan 25 T 14 0 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 2

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

Dave Meggyesy 22 LB 6 0 220 6-2 Syracuse 11/1/1941 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963

Dale Meinert* 30 LB-G 14 0 220 6-2 Oklahoma State 12/18/1933 5

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

Don Owens 31 DT-T 13 0 255 6-5 Southern Miss 4/3/1932 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957

Luke Owens 30 DE-DT-T 14 0 254 6-2 Kent State 10/19/1933 6

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

Bob Paremore 24 HB 14 0 190 5-11 Florida A&M 12/5/1939 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 73rd pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 17th / 133rd pick / 1963

Sonny Randle 27 E-WR 14 0 189 6-2 Virginia 1/6/1936 4

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

Tom Redmond 26 DE-G-T 9 0 250 6-5 Vanderbilt 9/21/1937 3

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959

Bob Reynolds 24 T 14 0 265 6-5 Bowling Green 1/22/1939 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963

Joe Robb 26 DE-LB 14 0 238 6-3 TCU 3/15/1937 4

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

Marion Rushing 27 LB 14 0 223 6-2 Southern Illinois 9/3/1936 4
Sam Silas 23 DT 14 0 255 6-4 Southern Illinois 9/25/1940 Rook

Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963

Jackie Smith 23 TE 14 0 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963

Billy Stacy 27 DB-FL 9 0 191 6-1 Mississippi State 7/30/1936 4

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959

Larry Stallings 22 LB 14 0 230 6-1 Georgia Tech 12/11/1941 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963

Jerry Stovall 22 DB-P 14 14 205 6-2 LSU 4/30/1941 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

John Symank 28 DB 13 0 180 5-11 Florida 8/31/1935 6

Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 268th pick / 1957

Bill Thornton 24 FB 14 0 215 6-1 Nebraska 9/20/1939 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 58th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 22nd / 171st pick / 1963

Bill Triplett 23 RB-DB 13 0 215 6-2 Miami (OH) 5/9/1940 1

Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962
New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962

Larry Wilson* 25 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Utah 3/24/1938 3

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

Team Total 26.1 14 220.6 6-1.8 3.2