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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)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Conrad Dobler 22 Rook 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972

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

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Don Brumm 31 9 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LDT John Richardson 27 5 0

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967

LDT Fred Heron 28 6 0

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

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

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
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st 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

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th 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
Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th 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
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st 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
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd 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
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 102nd pick / 1963

Steve Wright 30 T 5 0 250 6-6 Alabama 7/17/1942 8

New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 5th / 69th 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