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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.0, Offense: 1.2, Defense: 2.8, SoS: -0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wally Lemm
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* | 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 |
| LT | Irv Goode | 23 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Taz Anderson | 25 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/15/1938 | 2 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 | |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 50 | Garland Boyette | 23 | 9 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 3/22/1940 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 86 | Don Brumm | 22 | RDE | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/4/1941 | Rook | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/13/1940 | Rook | 0 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
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| 35 | Joe Childress | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/26/1933 | 7 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad+ | 28 | FL | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1935 | 5 | 10 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | 31 | LG | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/29/1932 | 5 | 6 | |
| 44 | John David Crow | 28 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1935 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 | |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco* | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 2 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 63 | Fate Echols | 24 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 6/29/1939 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1962 New York Titans / 3rd / 21st pick / 1962 |
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| 37 | Pat Fischer | 23 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 2 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | 22 | PR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 9/18/1941 | Rook | 1 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | 25 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1938 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960 | |
| 55 | Irv Goode | 23 | LT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
| 64 | Ken Gray* | 27 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 3/10/1936 | 5 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Mal Hammack | 30 | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/19/1933 | 8 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955 | |
| 80 | Ed Henke | 36 | 10 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 14 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 | |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill | 35 | RCB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Sam Houston St. | 6/27/1928 | 8 | 7 | |
| 66 | John Houser | 28 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | 28 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 | |
| 12 | Charley Johnson* | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 2 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | 29 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/16/1934 | 7 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | 25 | RT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 2 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | 22 | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/1/1941 | Rook | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 | |
| 62 | Dale Meinert* | 30 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 12/18/1933 | 5 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| 70 | Don Owens | 31 | LDT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 4/3/1932 | 6 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | 30 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 10/19/1933 | 6 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| 23 | Bob Paremore | 24 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 12/5/1939 | Rook | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 73rd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 17th / 133rd pick / 1963 |
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| 88 | Sonny Randle | 27 | SE | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 4 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | 26 | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1937 | 3 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959 | |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | 24 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | Rook | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
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| 84 | Joe Robb | 26 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 4 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | 27 | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 72 | Sam Silas | 23 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 9/25/1940 | Rook | 1 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 | |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | Rook | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| 24 | Billy Stacy | 27 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 7/30/1936 | 4 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1959 | |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | 22 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | Rook | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | 22 | KR | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/30/1941 | Rook | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| 31 | John Symank | 28 | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/31/1935 | 6 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 268th pick / 1957 | |
| 36 | Bill Thornton | 24 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 9/20/1939 | Rook | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 58th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 22nd / 171st pick / 1963 |
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| 38 | Bill Triplett | 23 | HB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | 1 | 9 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson* | 25 | RS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 3 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |
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