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1972 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 193 points (13.8/g), 23rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 303 points (21.6/g), 18th.
Differential of -110 points (-7.9/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 3.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 23rd.
Coached by Bob Hollway (4-9-1)
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1972 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 | Gary Cuozzo | 31 | 9 | 6 | 69 for 158, 897 yards, 5 td, 11 int, & 4 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Jim Hart | 28 | 6 | 3 | 60 for 119, 857 yards, 5 td, 5 int, & 9 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Tim Van Galder | 28 | Rook | 5 | 40 for 79, 434 yards, 1 td, 7 int, & 9 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 88th pick / 1966 |
| RB | Donny Anderson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 153 rushes for 536 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 298 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| RB | Johnny Roland | 29 | 6 | 0 | 105 rushes for 414 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 321 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Leon Burns | 32 | 1 | 0 | 26 rushes for 69 yards, 2 td, & 6 catches for 24 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Walker Gillette | 25 | 2 | 0 | 33 catches for 550 yards, 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Ahmad Rashad | 23 | Rook | 0 | 29 catches for 500 yards, 3 td, & 9 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Jackie Smith | 32 | 9 | 0 | 26 catches for 407 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Dan Dierdorf | 23 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Conrad Dobler | 22 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Tom Banks | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| C | Wayne Mulligan | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Bob Young | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| RT | Wayne Mulligan | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Don Brumm | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | John Richardson | 27 | 5 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 |
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| LDT | Fred Heron | 28 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Bob Rowe | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Ron Yankowski | 26 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
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| RDE | Martin Imhof | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 84th pick / 1972 |
| LLB | Larry Stallings | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Mark Arneson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Terry Miller | 26 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 202nd pick / 1968 |
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| RLB | Jeff Staggs | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Norm Thompson | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Miller Farr | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Eric Washington | 22 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 238th pick / 1972 |
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| SS | Roger Wehrli | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| FS | Larry Wilson | 34 | 12 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 32 | 10 | 0 | 14 of 22 field goals & 19 of 21 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Donny Anderson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 72 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Larry Willingham | 24 | 1 | 0 | 9 punt returns for a 4.6 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1971 |
| KR | Ahmad Rashad | 23 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Donny Anderson | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/16/1943 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| Mark Arneson | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/9/1949 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| Jim Bakken | 32 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Banks | 24 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/20/1948 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| Craig Baynham | 28 | HB | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/24/1944 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck Beatty | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | North Texas | 2/8/1946 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 160th pick / 1969 |
| Tom Beckman | 22 | DE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1972 |
| Dave Bradley | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/13/1947 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1969 |
| Don Brumm | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/4/1941 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 |
| Leon Burns | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Long Beach State | 9/15/1940 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1971 |
| Cannonball Butler | 29 | RB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Steve Conley | 23 | LB-RB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Kansas | 3/9/1949 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 158th pick / 1972 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 31 | QB | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 9 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 23 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/29/1949 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Conrad Dobler | 22 | G | 12 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 10/1/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| Miller Farr | 29 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita State | 4/8/1943 | 7 | |
| Walker Gillette | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/16/1947 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| Mel Gray | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Missouri | 9/28/1948 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| Dale Hackbart | 34 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Jim Hargrove | 27 | LB | 10 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/21/1945 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 348th pick / 1967 |
| Jim Hart | 28 | QB | 6 | 3 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 6 | |
| Leo Hayden | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/2/1948 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1971 |
| Don Heater | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Montana Tech | 6/22/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 135th pick / 1972 |
| Fred Heron | 28 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 10/6/1944 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 |
| John Hoffman | 29 | DE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Hawaii,USC | 8/2/1943 | 3 | |
| Chuck Hutchison | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/17/1948 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970 |
| Fred Hyatt | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/28/1946 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968 |
| Martin Imhof | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 10/9/1949 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 84th pick / 1972 |
| Jeff Lyman | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/21/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 82nd pick / 1972 |
| Jim McFarland | 25 | TE | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 10/4/1947 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970 |
| Mike McGill | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/21/1946 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968 |
| Ernie McMillan | 34 | T | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 |
| Terry Miller | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Illinois | 4/11/1946 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 202nd pick / 1968 |
| Wayne Mulligan | 25 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/5/1947 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969 |
| Scott Palmer | 24 | DT | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/15/1948 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 162nd pick / 1971 |
| Don Parish | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/4/1948 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1970 |
| Ara Person | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 9/23/1948 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 74th pick / 1970 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/19/1949 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| John Richardson | 27 | DT | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | UCLA | 5/25/1945 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 |
| Jamie Rivers | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 9/22/1945 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| Johnny Roland | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/21/1943 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Rowe | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1945 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| Roy Shivers | 31 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 7/5/1941 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 264th pick / 1965 |
| Jackie Smith | 32 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| Jeff Staggs | 28 | LB-DE | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,San Diego State | 5/14/1944 | 5 | |
| Larry Stallings | 31 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| Norm Thompson | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Utah | 3/5/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| Tim Van Galder | 28 | QB | 5 | 5 | 200 | 6-2 | Iowa State,New Mexico Military Inst. | 5/26/1944 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 88th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck Walker | 31 | DT-DE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| Eric Washington | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 4/22/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 238th pick / 1972 |
| Roger Wehrli | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/26/1947 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Wicks | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Utah State | 7/24/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 188th pick / 1972 |
| Larry Willingham | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/22/1948 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1971 |
| Larry Wilson | 34 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 31 | RB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/3/1941 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963 |
| Steve Wright | 30 | T | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 8 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Ron Yankowski | 26 | DE | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 10/23/1946 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Young | 30 | G-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State | 9/3/1942 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 225.2 | 6-2.2 | 3.9 |