1961 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Willsey (2-0)
Coach: Chuck Drulis (2-0)
Coach: Ray Prochaska (2-0)
Coach: Pop Ivy (5-7)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1961 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Willsey (2-0)
Coach: Chuck Drulis (2-0)
Coach: Ray Prochaska (2-0)
Coach: Pop Ivy (5-7)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1961 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
St. Louis ran up 279 points, while the defense conceded 267. Sam Etcheverry passed for 1,275 yards. Sonny Randle grabbed 44 passes for 591 yards. Bobby Conrad provided receiving help, too.
Prentice Gautt carried the ball for a team-best 523 yards for the Cardinals.
Jerry Norton picked off 7 opponent throws.
Ray Willsey, Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska and Pop Ivy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Taz Anderson | TE | November 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 51 | Ted Bates | LLB | September 22, 1936 | 6'3" | 219 | Oregon St. | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Bobby Conrad | FL | November 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas A&M | Clifton, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LT | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 44 | John Crow | HB-FB | July 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Marion, LA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | LOG-ROG | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Joe Driskill | RS | August 10, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | La-Monroe | Arcadia, LA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 55 | Charley Ellzey | C | February 17, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern Miss | Meridian, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Sam Etcheverry | QB | May 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Denver | Carlsbad, NM USA | 14 | 5 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | KR | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Frank Fuller | RDT | August 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 244 | Kentucky | Du Bois, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | HB | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 12 |
| 50 | Don Gillis | C | March 31, 1935 | 6'3" | 245 | Rice | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | Charley Granger | ROT-LOT | August 9, 1938 | 6'2" | 240 | Southern | Lake Charles, LA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | RG | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Howard Payne | San Saba, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 55 | Bob Griffin | C | February 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Ralph Guglielmi | QB | June 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 196 | Notre Dame | Columbus, OH USA | 9 | 5 |
| 20 | Ken Hall | FL-SE | December 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Sugar Land, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | FB-TE | June 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Florida | Roscoe, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
| 80 | Ed Henke | LDE-RDE | December 13, 1927 | 6'3" | 227 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill | RCB | June 27, 1928 | 6'2" | 192 | Sam Houston St. | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 14 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | Schreiner College | Big Spring, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | RLB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Lage | TE | August 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 228 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Omaha, NE USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Monte Lee | LB | July 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 225 | Texas | Ballinger, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Ron McDole | DE-DT | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike McGee | LG | December 1, 1938 | 6'1" | 230 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 86 | Hugh McInnis | TE | September 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 228 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 6 | 6 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | MLB | December 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma St. | Lone Wolf, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Dale Memmelaar | LOT | January 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 247 | Wyoming | Goshen, NY USA | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Frank Mestnik | FB | February 23, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | Marquette | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 7 |
| 25 | Jerry Norton | LS | May 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | SMU | Gilmer, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 70 | Don Owens | LDT | April 3, 1932 | 6'5" | 255 | Southern Miss | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | RDE-RDT | October 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 254 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 13 |
| 74 | Ken Panfil | ROT | September 16, 1930 | 6'6" | 262 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Gerry Perry | K | July 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 237 | Pepperdine | Ballston Spa, NY USA | 13 | 6 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | SE | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | ROG-LOG | September 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Atlanta, GA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | LDE | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 24 | Billy Stacy | LCB-FL | July 30, 1936 | 6'1" | 191 | Mississippi St. | Drew, MS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 49 | Willie West | LCB-RCB | May 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Lexington, MS USA | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | RS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 11 | 11 |
