
1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bob Hollway (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1971 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1971 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.
The Cardinals scored 231 points, but the defensive squad gave up 279. Jim Hart threw for 1,626 yards, and Pete Beathard played quarterback, too. John Gilliam paced the receiving corps, grabbing 42 passes for 837 yards.
MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-best 592 yards for St. Louis.
Larry Wilson and Norm Thompson each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Bob Hollway coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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37 | Jeff Allen | DB | August 27, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Central College (IA) | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
54 | Tom Banks | C | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
10 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 9 | 5 |
68 | Paul Dickson | DT-T | February 26, 1937 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
72 | Dan Dierdorf | T-G-C | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
39 | Cid Edwards | RB | October 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee St. | Selma, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Vern Emerson | T | September 2, 1945 | 6'5" | 260 | Minnesota-Duluth | Anoka, MN USA | 4 | 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 |
85 | Mel Gray | KR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
49 | Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
60 | Jim Hargrove | LB | February 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 233 | Howard Payne | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 11 | 9 |
74 | Fred Heron | DT-DE | October 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | San Jose St. | Stockton, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
45 | George Hoey | DB | November 14, 1946 | 5'10" | 174 | Michigan | Gaffney, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
65 | Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
88 | Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Auburn | Roanoke, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
70 | Rolf Krueger | LDT | December 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Texas A&M | Caldwell, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
36 | MacArthur Lane | FB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
26 | Chuck Latourette | P | July 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
46 | Tom Longo | DB | February 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | Notre Dame | Lyndhurst, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
83 | Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 225 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | Mike McGill | RLB | November 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Hammond, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
73 | Ernie McMillan | RT | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Terry Miller | LB | April 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois | Mattoon, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
50 | Wayne Mulligan | C-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 7 | 0 |
52 | Rick Ogle | LB | January 14, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | Colorado | Bozeman, MT USA | 6 | 0 |
57 | Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Stanford | Paso Robles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
28 | Ted Provost | DB | July 26, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Ohio St. | Navarre, OH USA | 2 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
23 | Johnny Roland | RB | May 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Missouri | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
34 | Rocky Rosema | LB | February 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
75 | Bob Rowe | RDT | May 23, 1945 | 6'4" | 270 | West. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
82 | Joe Schmiesing | RDE | April 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
27 | Roy Shivers | RB | July 5, 1941 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Halley, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Larry Stegent | RB | December 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
21 | Jerry Stovall | SS | April 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
43 | Norm Thompson | DB | March 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Utah | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
22 | Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
30 | Paul White | RB | September 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas-El Paso | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 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 | 13 | 0 |
33 | Larry Willingham | PR | December 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Auburn | Cullman, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
8 | Larry Wilson | FS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Ron Yankowski | LDE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 12 | 0 |