1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Larry Wilson (2-1)
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (3-10)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1979 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Larry Wilson (2-1)
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (3-10)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1979 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
St. Louis racked up 307 points, while the defense conceded 358. Ottis Anderson piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,605 yards for the Cardinals.
Jim Hart threw for 2,218 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 57 passes for 938 yards.
Ken Stone seized 6 opponent throws.
Larry Wilson and Bud Wilkinson coached the team. The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Carl Allen | LCB | December 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 15 | 12 |
| 50 | Kurt Allerman | RILB | August 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 222 | Penn St. | Glen Ridge, NJ USA | 16 | 11 |
| 32 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | ROLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | C | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | John Barefield | LOLB-LILB | March 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Victoria, TX USA | 15 | 8 |
| 71 | Joe Bostic | RT | April 20, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 61 | Chuck Brown | C | March 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 235 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 8 | 2 |
| 86 | Jimmy Childs | WR | August 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 194 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | El Dorado, AR USA | 13 | 1 |
| 52 | Sean Clancy | LB | October 22, 1956 | 6'4" | 218 | Amherst | Manhasset, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 66 | George Collins | T | December 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 257 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 76 | Charles Davis | NT | November 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 269 | TCU | Wortham, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | RDE | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Dorking, England | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | T-G-C | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Calvin Favron | ROLB | July 3, 1957 | 6'1" | 225 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 61 | Chris Garlich | LB | July 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 220 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 25 | Roy Green | KR | June 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Ken Greene | SS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Willard Harrell | PR | September 16, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 48 | Steve Henry | CB | March 5, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | Emporia St. | Kansas City, KS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | LILB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Steve Little | K | February 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Arkansas | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Thomas Lott | RB | August 1, 1957 | 5'11" | 205 | Oklahoma | San Antonio, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Randy Love | RB | September 30, 1956 | 6'1" | 208 | Houston | Garland, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | FB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Bill Murrell | TE | June 14, 1956 | 6'3" | 220 | Winston-Salem St. | Walnut Cove, NC USA | 12 | 3 |
| 53 | Steve Neils | LILB | May 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Minnesota | St. Peter, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | CB | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Brad Oates | LOT | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 11 | 3 |
| 87 | Richard Osborne | TE | October 31, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas A&M | Wichita, KS USA | 7 | 3 |
| 89 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 36 | Rod Phillips | RB | December 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 220 | Cincinnati | Meridian, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Missouri | Florissant, MO USA | 6 | 3 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDE | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 261 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Rozier | DE | July 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 240 | California | Anchorage, AK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Keith Simons | NT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Minnesota | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mesa | Spartanburg, SC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 84 | Dave Stief | WR | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 4 |
| 68 | Terry Stieve | RG | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 256 | Wisconsin | Baraboo, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Ken Stone | FS | September 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Eric Williams | LOLB | June 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Mike Wood | K | September 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 199 | SE Missouri St. | Kirkwood, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | LT | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 13 | 13 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Young | LG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 63 | John Zook | DE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 5 | 1 |
