1954 Chicago Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Stydahar (2-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1954 Chicago Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Stydahar (2-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1954 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
The Cardinals eked out just 183 points, and the porous defense conceded 347. Ollie Matson carried the ball for a team-best 506 yards for Chicago.
Lamar McHan passed for 1,475 yards. Don Stonesifer paced the receiving corps, snagging 44 passes, while Ollie Matson accumulated 611 receiving yards.
Night Train Lane snatched 10 opponent throws.
Joe Stydahar coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Elmer Arterburn | DB | June 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | Texas Tech | Drumright, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Paul Barry | FB-HB | August 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 208 | Tulsa | El Paso, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Tom Bienemann | RDE | January 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 221 | Drake | Kenosha, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | George Brancato | HB-DB | May 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 177 | LSU | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Bill Bredde | LS | December 31, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma St. | Winterhaven, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Al Brosky | RS | June 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Jack Crittendon | E | August 9, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Wayne State (MI) | Ferndale, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Mel Embree | E | January 26, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | Pepperdine | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Ledio Fanucchi | T-DT | March 27, 1931 | 6'2" | 225 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Dick Fugler | T-DT | July 19, 1931 | 6'2" | 238 | Tulane | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Les Goble | KR | July 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 158 | Alfred | Waverly, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Jerry Groom | RDT | August 15, 1929 | 6'3" | 236 | Notre Dame | Des Moines, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 65 | Johnny Hatley | LG | March 16, 1930 | 6'3" | 249 | Baylor | Lometa, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Jack Jennings | RT | February 23, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | George Kinek | E | January 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulane | Palmerton, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | Emmett King | FB | May 8, 1933 | 5'9" | 195 | none | Hallettsville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Ellsworth Kingery | LDH | August 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Gary Knafelc | E | January 2, 1932 | 6'4" | 217 | Colorado | Pueblo, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Jim Ladd | RE | July 29, 1932 | 6'4" | 205 | Bowling Green | Put-In-Bay, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane | RDH | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Bill Lange | G-LB | January 12, 1928 | 6'1" | 239 | Dayton | Delphos, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Ollie Matson | LH | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 220 | San Francisco | Trinity, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Lamar McHan | QB | December 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 201 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 12 | 11 |
| 21 | Charley Oakley | DB | July 7, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | LSU | Montgomery, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Johnny Olszewski | RH | December 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | California | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 60 | Gordon Polofsky | RLB | January 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 219 | Tennessee | Providence, RI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | QB | May 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Villanova | Millville, NJ USA | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | Leo Sanford | MLB | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 224 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | Jimmy Sears | DB-HB | March 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 183 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Jack Simmons | C | October 8, 1924 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Grosse Pointe, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Don Stonesifer | LE | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Leo Sugar | LDE | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 214 | Purdue | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 85 | Pat Summerall | K | May 10, 1930 | 6'4" | 228 | Arkansas | Lake City, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Len Teeuws | LT | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | Tulane | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlie Trippi | P | December 14, 1922 | 6'0" | 186 | Georgia | Pittston, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Chuck Ulrich | LDT | December 14, 1929 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 61 | Fred Wallner | LLB | April 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 231 | Notre Dame | Greenfield, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Jerry Watford | RG | December 19, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Alabama | Gadsden, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
