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1964 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 9-3-2, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 357 points (25.5/g), 3rd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 331 points (23.6/g), 11th.
Differential of 26 points (1.9/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.0, Offense: 2.3, Defense: -3.3, SoS: -2.8, 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 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 223 for 420, 3,045 yards, 21 td, 24 int, & 31 rushes for 93 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| HB | Joe Childress | 31 | 8 | 0 | 102 rushes for 413 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 203 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| FB | John David Crow | 29 | 6 | 0 | 163 rushes for 554 yards, 7 td, & 23 catches for 257 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| FL | Bobby Joe Conrad* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 61 catches for 780 yards, 6 td | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Sonny Randle | 28 | 5 | 0 | 25 catches for 517 yards, 5 td | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Taz Anderson | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 catches for 60 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 |
| LT | Bob Reynolds | 25 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Irv Goode* | 24 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Bob DeMarco | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| RG | Ken Gray*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| RT | Ernie McMillan | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Robb | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Sam Silas | 24 | 1 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 | |
| RDT | Luke Owens | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Don Brumm | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Larry Stallings | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Dale Meinert | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Bill Koman* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer*+ | 24 | 3 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Jimmy Burson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| KR | Jerry Stovall | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| RS | Larry Wilson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 24 | 2 | 0 | 25 of 38 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Jackie Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Billy Gambrell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963 |
| KR | Jerry Stovall | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.6 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 | 26 | TE | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/15/1938 | 3 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 |
| 20 | Monk Bailey | 26 | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Utah | 4/22/1938 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 25 | Jim Bakken | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 86 | Don Brumm | 23 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/4/1941 | 1 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | 24 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/13/1940 | 1 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | 31 | HB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/26/1933 | 8 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad* | 29 | FL | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1935 | 6 | 9 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | 32 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/29/1932 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 33 | Willis Crenshaw | 23 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/16/1941 | Rook | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963 |
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| 44 | John David Crow | 29 | FB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/8/1935 | 6 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1958 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | 26 | C | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 3 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer*+ | 24 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 3 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | 23 | PR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 9/18/1941 | 1 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | 26 | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1938 | 4 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960 | |
| 55 | Irv Goode* | 24 | LG | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | 2 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
| 64 | Ken Gray*+ | 28 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 3/10/1936 | 6 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | 31 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/19/1933 | 9 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955 | |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill | 36 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Sam Houston St. | 6/27/1928 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | 29 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 | |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 3 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Bill Koman* | 30 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/16/1934 | 8 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| 74 | Ken Kortas | 22 | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Louisville | 5/17/1942 | Rook | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 18th pick / 1964 |
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| 73 | Ernie McMillan | 26 | RT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 3 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/1/1941 | 1 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 | |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | 31 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 12/18/1933 | 6 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | 31 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 10/19/1933 | 7 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| 23 | Bob Paremore | 25 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 12/5/1939 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 73rd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 17th / 133rd pick / 1963 |
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| 88 | Sonny Randle | 28 | SE | 7 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 5 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | 27 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1937 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959 | |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | 25 | LT | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | 27 | LDE | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 5 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | 28 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 72 | Sam Silas | 24 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 9/25/1940 | 1 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 1 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Rick Sortun | 22 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/26/1942 | Rook | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 164th pick / 1964 | |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | 23 | LLB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 1 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | 23 | KR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/30/1941 | 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| 36 | Bill Thornton | 25 | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 9/20/1939 | 1 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 58th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 22nd / 171st pick / 1963 |
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| 63 | Herschel Turner | 22 | lt | 14 | 5 | 230 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/17/1942 | Rook | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 24th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | 23 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963 |
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| 8 | Larry Wilson | 26 | RS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 4 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 221.6 | 6-1.9 | 3.2 |
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