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1968 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of 36 points (2.6/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 14th.

Coached by Charley Winner (9-4-1)

1968 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jim Hart 24 2 12 140 for 316, 2,059 yards, 15 td, 18 int, & 19 rushes for 20 yards and 6 td
HB Johnny Roland 25 2 0 121 rushes for 455 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 97 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965

FB Willis Crenshaw 27 4 0 203 rushes for 813 yards, 6 td, & 23 catches for 232 yards and 1 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963

FL Bobby Joe Conrad 33 10 0 32 catches for 449 yards, 4 td

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

SE Dave L. Williams 23 1 0 43 catches for 682 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 47 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967

TE Jackie Smith* 28 5 0 49 catches for 789 yards, 2 td, & 12 rushes for 163 yards and 3 td

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

LT Bob Reynolds* 29 5 0

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

LG Irv Goode 28 6 0

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

C Bob DeMarco 30 7 0

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

RG Ken Gray* 32 10 0

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

RT Ernie McMillan 30 7 0 1 fumble recovered

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Don Brumm* 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LDT Fred Heron 24 2 0

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966

RDT Bob Rowe* 23 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967

RDE Chuck Walker 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963

LLB Larry Stallings 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LLB Ernie Clark 31 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963

MLB Jamie Rivers 23 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967

MLB Mike Strofolino 24 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1965

RLB Dave Meggyesy 27 5 0

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

LCB Bob Atkins 22 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968

RCB Lonnie Sanders 27 5 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 10th / 77th pick / 1963

LS Mike Barnes 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 97th pick / 1967

LS Jerry Stovall 27 5 0

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

RS Larry Wilson*+ 30 8 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Bakken 28 6 0 15 of 24 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points

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

P Chuck Latourette 23 1 0 65 punts for a 41.6 average, 0 blocked
PR Chuck Latourette 23 1 0 28 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 1 td
KR Chuck Latourette 23 1 0 46 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bob Atkins 22 DB 14 0 215 6-3 Grambling State 4/2/1946 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968

Jim Bakken 28 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 6

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

Mike Barnes 24 DB 14 0 205 6-3 Texas-Arlington 12/30/1944 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 97th pick / 1967

Don Brumm* 27 DE 14 0 245 6-3 Purdue 10/4/1941 5

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

Ernie Clark 31 LB 14 0 220 6-1 Michigan State 8/11/1937 5

Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963

Bobby Joe Conrad 33 FL-DB-HB-WR-K 14 0 194 6-2 Texas A&M 11/17/1935 10

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

Willis Crenshaw 27 RB 14 0 230 6-2 Kansas State 7/16/1941 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963

Jerry Daanen 24 WR 14 2 190 6-0 Miami (FL) 12/15/1944 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1968

Bob DeMarco 30 C-G 14 0 248 6-2 Dayton,Indiana 9/16/1938 7

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

Bob Duncum 24 T 4 0 255 6-3 West Texas A&M 8/14/1944 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 331st pick / 1967

Cid Edwards 25 RB 14 0 230 6-3 Tennessee State 10/10/1943 Rook
Irv Goode 28 G-T-C 14 0 255 6-5 Kentucky 10/12/1940 6

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

Ken Gray* 32 G-LB 14 0 245 6-2 Howard Payne 3/10/1936 10

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

Jim Hart 24 QB 13 12 215 6-1 Southern Illinois 4/29/1944 2
Fred Heron 24 DT-DE 14 0 260 6-4 San Jose State 10/6/1944 2

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966

Fred Hyatt 22 WR 1 0 200 6-3 Auburn 6/28/1946 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968

Charley Johnson 30 QB 7 0 200 6-1 New Mexico State,Schreiner College 11/22/1938 7

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

Dick Kasperek 25 C 14 0 225 6-3 Iowa State 2/6/1943 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 238th pick / 1966

Brady Keys 32 DB-HB 7 0 185 6-0 Colorado State 5/19/1936 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960

MacArthur Lane 26 RB 14 0 220 6-1 Utah State 3/16/1942 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968

Chuck Latourette 23 P-DB 14 0 190 6-0 Rice 7/21/1945 1
Bobby Lee 23 WR 4 0 200 6-4 Minnesota 8/26/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 447th pick / 1968

Chuck Logan 25 TE 14 0 210 6-4 Northwestern 4/10/1943 4

Chicago Bears / 7th / 98th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 15th / 113th pick / 1964

Dave Long 24 DE-DT 14 0 245 6-4 Iowa 9/6/1944 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966
Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966

Ernie McMillan 30 T 14 0 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 7

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

Dave Meggyesy 27 LB 12 0 220 6-2 Syracuse 11/1/1941 5

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

Bob Reynolds* 29 T 14 0 265 6-5 Bowling Green 1/22/1939 5

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

Jamie Rivers 23 LB 9 0 245 6-2 Bowling Green 9/22/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967

Johnny Roland 25 RB 14 0 220 6-2 Missouri 5/21/1943 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965

Rocky Rosema 22 LB 12 0 230 6-2 Michigan 2/5/1946 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1968

Bob Rowe* 23 DT-DE 14 0 270 6-4 Western Michigan 5/23/1945 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967

Lonnie Sanders 27 DB 13 0 207 6-3 Michigan State 11/6/1941 5

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 10th / 77th pick / 1963

Mack Sauls 23 DB 6 0 185 6-0 Texas State 8/15/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 339th pick / 1968

Joe Schmiesing 23 DE-DT 14 0 245 6-4 Minnesota,New Mexico State 4/1/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968

Roy Shivers 27 RB 14 0 200 5-11 Utah State 7/5/1941 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 264th pick / 1965

Jackie Smith* 28 TE 14 0 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 5

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

Rick Sortun 26 G 14 0 235 6-2 Washington 9/26/1942 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 164th pick / 1964

Larry Stallings 27 LB 14 0 230 6-1 Georgia Tech 12/11/1941 5

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

Jerry Stovall 27 DB-P 4 0 205 6-2 LSU 4/30/1941 5

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

Mike Strofolino 24 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Villanova 2/6/1944 3

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1965

Chuck Walker 27 DT-DE 14 0 250 6-3 Duke 8/10/1941 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963

Ted Wheeler 23 G-TE 5 0 245 6-3 West Texas A&M 9/16/1945 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1967

Clyde Williams 28 G-T 10 0 250 6-3 Southern 7/27/1940 1
Dave L. Williams 23 WR-SE 12 0 207 6-2 Washington 8/10/1945 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967

Larry Wilson*+ 30 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Utah 3/24/1938 8

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

Team Total 26.1 14 224.9 6-2.3 3.2