1951 Chicago Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 6th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Phil Handler (1-1)
Coach: Curly Lambeau (2-8)
Coach: Cecil Isbell (1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1951 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's American Division.
The Cardinals scored 210 points, but the defense conceded 287. Charlie Trippi carried the ball for a team-best 501 yards for Chicago, while Elmer Angsman also buoyed the ground attack.
Charlie Trippi tossed for 1,191 yards. Fran Polsfoot paced the receiving corps, snagging 57 passes for 796 yards.
S.J. Whitman picked off 7 opponent throws.
Phil Handler, Curly Lambeau and Cecil Isbell coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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7 | Elmer Angsman | RH | December 11, 1925 | 5'11" | 200 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
55 | Ed Bagdon | LG | April 30, 1926 | 5'10" | 204 | Michigan St. | Dearborn, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
60 | Tom Bienemann | DE-E-LB | January 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 221 | Drake | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
90 | Billy Cross | HB | May 3, 1929 | 5'6" | 151 | West Texas A&M | Fry, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
31 | Jerry Davis | DB-HB | January 5, 1924 | 5'10" | 178 | SE Louisiana | Savannah, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
42 | Bob Dove | LDE | February 21, 1921 | 6'2" | 222 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Lou Ferry | LDT | December 1, 1927 | 6'2" | 244 | Villanova | Chester, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Bill Fischer | LT | March 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 248 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Joe Gasparella | BB-QB | February 5, 1927 | 6'4" | 222 | Notre Dame | Apollo, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
40 | Billy Gay | DB | November 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
57 | Jerry Groom | LLB | August 15, 1929 | 6'3" | 236 | Notre Dame | Des Moines, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Jim Hardy | QB | April 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | San Pedro, CA USA | 7 | 4 |
66 | Jerry Hennessy | DE | February 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 219 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
15 | Jerry Houghton | T-LB | April 18, 1926 | 6'2" | 226 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
50 | Jack Jennings | RT | February 23, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
11 | Don Joyce | RDT | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
53 | Tony Klimek | LDH | November 24, 1925 | 5'11" | 200 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
17 | Lindy Lauro | DB | June 3, 1921 | 5'10" | 195 | Pittsburgh | New Castle, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Lynn Lynch | G | August 10, 1928 | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois | Indianapolis, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
64 | Lloyd McDermott | DT | December 20, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Kentucky | Covington, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
34 | John Panelli | LB-FB | May 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 200 | Notre Dame | Morristown, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
36 | Ralph Pasquariello | FB | May 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 237 | Villanova | Brighton, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
68 | Cliff Patton | K | July 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 243 | TCU | Clyde, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
37 | Don Paul | LH | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
41 | Fran Polsfoot | LE | April 19, 1927 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Montesano, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
20 | Buster Ramsey | G-LB | March 16, 1920 | 6'1" | 219 | William & Mary | Townsend, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
70 | Knox Ramsey | RG | February 13, 1926 | 6'1" | 216 | William & Mary | Speed, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
87 | Ray Ramsey | RS | July 18, 1921 | 6'2" | 166 | Bradley | Springfield, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
73 | Leo Sanford | LB | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 224 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
32 | Jack Simmons | C | October 8, 1924 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Grosse Pointe, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
24 | Emil Sitko | KR | September 7, 1923 | 5'8" | 183 | Notre Dame | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
80 | Don Stonesifer | RE | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Bill Svoboda | RDH | July 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 210 | Tulane | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
62 | Charlie Trippi | QB | December 14, 1922 | 6'0" | 186 | Georgia | Pittston, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
8 | Frank Tripucka | QB | December 8, 1927 | 6'2" | 192 | Notre Dame | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 3 | 2 |
18 | Fred Wallner | RLB | April 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 231 | Notre Dame | Greenfield, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
51 | Tom Wham | RDE | November 22, 1924 | 6'2" | 217 | Furman | Greenville, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
21 | S.J. Whitman | LS | August 17, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Tulsa | Hollis, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
33 | Vinnie Yablonski | FB | March 4, 1923 | 5'8" | 195 | Fordham | Worcester, MA USA | 4 | 0 |