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1970 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 228 points (16.3/g), 5th.
Differential of 97 points (6.9/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Charley Winner (8-5-1)
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1970 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Hart | 26 | 4 | 14 | 171 for 373, 2,575 yards, 14 td, 18 int, & 18 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | MacArthur Lane* | 28 | 2 | 0 | 206 rushes for 977 yards, 11 td, & 32 catches for 365 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Johnny Roland | 27 | 4 | 0 | 94 rushes for 392 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 96 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Cid Edwards | 27 | 2 | 0 | 70 rushes for 350 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 150 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | John Gilliam | 25 | 3 | 0 | 45 catches for 952 yards, 5 td, & 5 rushes for 68 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| WR | Dave L. Williams | 25 | 3 | 0 | 23 catches for 364 yards, 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Jackie Smith* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 37 catches for 687 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Reynolds | 31 | 7 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Irv Goode | 30 | 8 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Wayne Mulligan | 23 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Clyde Williams | 30 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RT | Ernie McMillan* | 32 | 9 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rolf Krueger | 24 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969 |
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| LDT | Fred Heron | 26 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Bob Rowe | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Chuck Walker | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| RDE | Joe Schmiesing | 25 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
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| LLB | Larry Stallings* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Jamie Rivers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Don Parish | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Miller Farr | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Roger Wehrli* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Jerry Stovall | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
| FS | Larry Wilson*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 30 | 8 | 0 | 20 of 32 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Chuck Latourette | 25 | 3 | 0 | 65 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chuck Latourette | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Chuck Latourette | 25 | 3 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 19.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jim Bakken | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| Pete Beathard | 28 | QB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 3/7/1942 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Robert Brown | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 1/1/1943 | 1 | |
| Terry Brown | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 1/9/1947 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| Jerry Daanen | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/15/1944 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1968 |
| Cid Edwards | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 10/10/1943 | 2 | |
| Vern Emerson | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 9/2/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 313th pick / 1968 |
| Miller Farr | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita State | 4/8/1943 | 5 | |
| John Gilliam | 25 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| Irv Goode | 30 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Hart | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 4 | |
| Chip Healy | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 8/16/1947 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 71st pick / 1969 |
| Fred Heron | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 10/6/1944 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck Hutchison | 22 | G | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/17/1948 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970 |
| Fred Hyatt | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/28/1946 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968 |
| Rolf Krueger | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 12/8/1946 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969 |
| Mike LaHood | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 12/11/1944 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 51st pick / 1968 |
| MacArthur Lane* | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah State | 3/16/1942 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| Chuck Latourette | 25 | P-DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Rice | 7/21/1945 | 3 | |
| Jim McFarland | 23 | TE | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 10/4/1947 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970 |
| Ernie McMillan* | 32 | T | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 |
| Wayne Mulligan | 23 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/5/1947 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
| Dave Olerich | 26 | LB-TE | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | San Francisco | 11/14/1944 | 3 | |
| Don Parish | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/4/1948 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1970 |
| Charlie Pittman | 22 | RB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/22/1948 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1970 |
| Tony Plummer | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Pacific | 1/21/1947 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1970 |
| Bob Reynolds | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 |
| Jamie Rivers | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 9/22/1945 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| Johnny Roland | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/21/1943 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| Rocky Rosema | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/5/1946 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1968 |
| Bob Rowe | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1945 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| Joe Schmiesing | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota,New Mexico State | 4/1/1945 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
| Roy Shivers | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 7/5/1941 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 264th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Siwek | 22 | DT | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 4/12/1948 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 267th pick / 1970 |
| Jackie Smith* | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| Cal Snowden | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Indiana | 11/29/1946 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Stallings* | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| Jerry Stovall | 29 | DB-P | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/30/1941 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
| Chuck Walker | 29 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| Roger Wehrli* | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/26/1947 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| Paul White | 22 | RB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 9/17/1948 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 214th pick / 1970 |
| Clyde Williams | 30 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/27/1940 | 3 | |
| Dave L. Williams | 25 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/10/1945 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967 |
| Larry Wilson*+ | 32 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Nate Wright | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 225.1 | 6-2.0 | 3.1 |