1966 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1966 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1966 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
St. Louis chalked up 264 points, while the defensive squad yielded 265. Johnny Roland carried the ball for a team-best 695 yards for the Cardinals.
Charley Johnson passed for 1,334 yards. Jackie Smith paced all receivers, grabbing 45 passes for 810 yards. Bobby Conrad was targeted regularly, too.
Larry Wilson picked off 10 opponent throws.
Charley Winner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 | Charlie Bryant | RB | March 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 207 | Allen | Lake View, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | LCB | October 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Auburn | La Grange, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | Bobby Conrad | FL | November 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas A&M | Clifton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Willis Crenshaw | FB | July 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | DB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | SE-FL-WR | September 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | South Carolina | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | HB-FB | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | G-T-C | October 12, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky | Newport, KY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | RG | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Howard Payne | San Saba, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | FB-LB | June 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Florida | Roscoe, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jimmy Heidel | DB | December 1, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Fred Heron | DT-DE | October 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | San Jose St. | Stockton, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | Schreiner College | Big Spring, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Dick Kasperek | C | February 6, 1943 | 6'3" | 225 | Iowa St. | St. Peter, MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | RLB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Dave Long | DE-DT | September 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | John McDowell | T-G,T | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | St. John's (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | LB | November 1, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert | MLB | December 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma St. | Lone Wolf, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Mike Melinkovich | DE | January 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Washington | Tonasket, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 7 | 5 |
| 52 | Dave O'Brien | T-DT-G | June 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 247 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | SE | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 14 | 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 | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Roland | HB | May 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Missouri | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Frank Roy | G | June 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Utah | Montgomery, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Roy Shivers | KR | July 5, 1941 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Halley, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Sam Silas | LDT | September 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Homeland, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Dave Simmons | LB | August 3, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | P | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Sortun | G | September 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | LS | April 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Strofolino | LB | February 6, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Villanova | Brooklyn, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | RB-DB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | RDT | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Bobby Williams | DB | February 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Central Oklahoma | Geiger, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | RS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Abe Woodson | RCB | February 15, 1934 | 5'11" | 188 | Illinois | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
