1970 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1970 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1970 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
St. Louis piled up points with 325 points, while the solid defense conceded 228. MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-best 977 yards for the Cardinals.
Jim Hart passed for 2,575 yards. John Gilliam grabbed 45 passes for 952 yards. Jackie Smith was targeted regularly, too.
Roger Wehrli picked off 6 opponent throws.
Charley Winner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Robert Brown | TE | January 1, 1943 | 6'2" | 225 | Alcorn St. | Pace, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | DB | January 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Walters, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Jerry Daanen | WR | December 15, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Cid Edwards | FB | October 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee St. | Selma, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Emerson | T | September 2, 1945 | 6'5" | 260 | Minnesota-Duluth | Anoka, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Miller Farr | LCB | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | John Gilliam | WR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | LG | October 12, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky | Newport, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Chip Healy | LB | August 16, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Vanderbilt | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Fred Heron | LDT | October 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | San Jose St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 88 | Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Auburn | Roanoke, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Rolf Krueger | LDE | December 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Mike LaHood | G | December 11, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Wyoming | Peoria, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Chuck Latourette | KR | July 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 225 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Dave Olerich | LB-TE | November 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 220 | San Francisco | Elmhurst, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | Don Parish | RLB | January 4, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Stanford | Paso Robles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Charlie Pittman | RB | January 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | Penn St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Plummer | DB | January 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Pacific | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | LT | January 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 265 | Bowling Green | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Jamie Rivers | MLB | September 22, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Bowling Green | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Roland | RB | May 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Missouri | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Rocky Rosema | LB | February 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Rowe | RDT | May 23, 1945 | 6'4" | 270 | West. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Joe Schmiesing | DE-DT | April 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Roy Shivers | RB | July 5, 1941 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Halley, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Siwek | DT | April 12, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | West. Michigan | Mishawaka, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Cal Snowden | DE | November 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Indiana | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | SS | April 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | RDE | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Paul White | RB | September 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas-El Paso | San Antonio, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Clyde Williams | RG | July 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Dave Williams | WR | August 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 207 | Washington | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | FS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | Nate Wright | DB | December 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego St. | Madison, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
