1965 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (5-9)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1965 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (5-9)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1965 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Cardinals racked up 296 points, but the defensive squad gave up 309. Charley Johnson threw for 2,439 yards. Bobby Conrad grabbed 58 passes for 909 yards. Sonny Randle contributed to the receiving game, too.
Bill Triplett carried the ball for a team-best 617 yards for St. Louis.
Larry Wilson picked off 6 opponent throws.
Wally Lemm coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mike Alford | C | June 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Auburn | DeFuniak Springs, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Monk Bailey | LS | April 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 180 | Utah | Moab, UT USA | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Don Brumm | RDE | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | RCB | October 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Auburn | La Grange, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | FB | October 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 202 | Auburn | Robertsdale, AL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | Bobby Conrad | FL | November 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas A&M | Clifton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LOG | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 33 | Willis Crenshaw | FB | July 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 12 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | FL | September 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | South Carolina | Athens, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | HB | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | LG | October 12, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky | Newport, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | RG | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Howard Payne | San Saba, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | TE | June 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Florida | Roscoe, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | Schreiner College | Big Spring, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | RLB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Chuck Logan | TE | April 10, 1943 | 6'4" | 210 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Ed McQuarters | DT | April 16, 1943 | 6'1" | 255 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | LLB | November 1, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 7 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | MLB | December 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma St. | Lone Wolf, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Mike Melinkovich | DE | January 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Washington | Tonasket, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | FL | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | RDT | October 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 254 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | SE | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | DE | September 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Atlanta, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | LT | 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 | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Sam Silas | LDT | September 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Homeland, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Carl Silvestri | RS | March 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 53 | Dave Simmons | LB | August 3, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | P | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Sortun | OG | September 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | LS | April 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Thornton | FB | September 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | HB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Herschel Turner | OT | June 17, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Kentucky | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | RS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Abe Woodson | KR | February 15, 1934 | 5'11" | 188 | Illinois | Jackson, MS USA | 13 | 2 |
