1973 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1973 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1973 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals racked up 286 points, but the leaky defense yielded 365. Jim Hart passed for 2,223 yards. Donny Anderson grabbed 41 passes, while Jackie Smith accumulated 600 receiving yards, while Mel Gray and Terry Metcalf provided receiving help as well.
Donny Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 679 yards for St. Louis, and Terry Metcalf also aided the ground game.
Clarence Duren and Jim Tolbert each picked off 2 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Donny Anderson | RB | May 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Borger, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | MLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | LG | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Pete Barnes | RLB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Willie Belton | RB | December 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 207 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Lee Brooks | LDT | December 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 261 | Texas | Shidler, OK USA | 13 | 5 |
| 62 | Dave Butz | LDE | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 26 | Dwayne Crump | LCB | August 9, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Madera, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Ron Davis | G | September 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Virginia St. | Camden, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Chuck Detwiler | DB | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah St. | Rome, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | LT | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler | RG | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | Andy Dorris | DE | August 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Clarence Duren | FS | December 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | California | Compton, CA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 60 | Roger Finnie | RT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 84 | Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 200 | Richmond | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Gary Hammond | PR | July 31, 1949 | 5'11" | 184 | SMU | Port Arthur, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Leo Hayden | RB | June 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Ohio St. | Louisville, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Gary Keithley | P | January 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas | Alvin, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 55 | Warren Koegel | C | November 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 253 | Penn St. | Mineola, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Jack LeVeck | LB | February 3, 1950 | 6'0" | 225 | Ohio | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | E-FL-HB | January 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Rice | Crosbyton, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 225 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Terry Metcalf | RB-WR | September 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Terry Miller | LB | April 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois | Mattoon, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Eddie Moss | RB | September 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 215 | SE Missouri St. | Dell, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Clancy Oliver | DB | November 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | San Diego St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Otis | FB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Marv Owens | WR | June 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 203 | San Diego St. | Orange, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 265 | Bowling Green | Nashville, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | John Richardson | LDT | May 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Jamie Rivers | LB | September 22, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Bowling Green | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Rowe | RDT | May 23, 1945 | 6'4" | 270 | West. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Council Rudolph | DE | January 18, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Kentucky St. | Anniston, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Don Shy | KR | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 79 | Bonnie Sloan | DT | June 1, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Austin Peay St. | Lebanon, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeff Staggs | LB-DE | May 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Elgin, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Taylor | T | May 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Norm Thompson | DB | March 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Utah | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 45 | Jim Tolbert | SS | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Washington | DB | April 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas-El Paso | Washington, DC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | RDE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
