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 Statistics
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.

St. Louis racked up 286 points, while the leaky defense yielded 365. Jim Hart passed for 2,223 yards. Donny Anderson grabbed 41 passes, while Jackie Smith accumulated 600 receiving yards. Mel Gray and Terry Metcalf were targeted regularly as well.

Donny Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 679 yards for the Cardinals, 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	4
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	7
76	Ron Davis	DE	September 16, 1950	6'2"	235	Virginia St.	Camden, NJ USA	2	0
42	Chuck Detwiler	LS-RS	March 6, 1947	6'0"	185	Utah St.	Rome, NY USA	10	6
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	12
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	OT	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	WR	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	6
21	Terry Metcalf	RB	September 24, 1951	5'10"	185	Long Beach St.	Seattle, WA USA	12	10
58	Terry Miller	RLB	April 11, 1946	6'2"	225	Illinois	Mattoon, IL USA	14	1
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	13
20	Clancy Oliver	S	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	10
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	12
53	Jamie Rivers	MLB	September 22, 1945	6'2"	245	Bowling Green	Youngstown, OH USA	10	10
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	LDT	June 1, 1948	6'5"	260	Austin Peay St.	Lebanon, TN USA	4	2
81	Jackie Smith	TE	February 23, 1940	6'4"	235	NW State (LA)	Columbia, MS USA	14	0
87	Jeff Staggs	RLB	May 14, 1944	6'1"	240	BYU	Elgin, IL USA	13	1
67	Larry Stallings	LLB	December 11, 1941	6'1"	230	Georgia Tech	Evansville, TN USA	14	0
68	Mike Taylor	ROT-LOT	May 5, 1945	6'4"	255	USC	San Francisco, CA USA	6	3
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	13
40	Eric Washington	CB	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	ROG	September 3, 1942	6'1"	270	Texas	Marshall, TX USA	13	2