1963 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (9-5)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1963 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (9-5)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1963 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
St. Louis scored 341 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 283. Charley Johnson led the charge, slinging for 3,280 yards. Bobby Conrad paced pass catchers, grabbing 73 passes, while Sonny Randle accumulated 1,014 receiving yards.
Joe Childress carried the ball for a team-best 701 yards for the Cardinals, while Bill Triplett also buoyed the ground attack.
Pat Fischer picked off 8 opponent throws.
Wally Lemm 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 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Garland Boyette | LB-DE | March 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 238 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Don Brumm | RDE | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | CB | October 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Auburn | La Grange, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | FB | October 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 202 | Auburn | Robertsdale, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 40 | Bobby Conrad | FL | November 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas A&M | Clifton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LG | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 14 |
| 44 | John Crow | HB | July 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Marion, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Fate Echols | RDT-LDT | June 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 258 | Northwestern | Union Springs, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | PR | September 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | South Carolina | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | FB | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | LT | October 12, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky | Newport, KY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | RG | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Howard Payne | San Saba, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Mal Hammack | TE-FB | June 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Florida | Roscoe, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Ed Henke | LDE | December 13, 1927 | 6'3" | 227 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 41 | Jimmy Hill | RCB | June 27, 1928 | 6'2" | 192 | Sam Houston St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | John Houser | LOG | June 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 238 | Redlands | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | Schreiner College | Big Spring, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | RLB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | LLB | November 1, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | MLB | December 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma St. | Lone Wolf, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Don Owens | LDT | April 3, 1932 | 6'5" | 255 | Southern Miss | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 12 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | RDT | October 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 254 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Bob Paremore | HB | December 5, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | SE | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | LDT-RDE | September 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 265 | Bowling Green | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | LDE | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | LLB-RLB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 72 | Sam Silas | DT-LOG | September 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Homeland, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Billy Stacy | LS-RCB | July 30, 1936 | 6'1" | 191 | Mississippi St. | Drew, MS USA | 9 | 6 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | KR | April 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | John Symank | S | August 31, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Florida | La Grange, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Thornton | FB | September 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | HB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | RS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
