1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
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
1972 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam 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
1972 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1972 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.
St. Louis stumbled, scoring only 193 points, while the defense surrendered 303. Gary Cuozzo threw for 897 yards, and Jim Hart played quarterback as well. Johnny Roland paced pass catchers, grabbing 38 passes, while Walker Gillette accumulated 550 receiving yards. Ahmad Rashad was targeted regularly, too.
Donny Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 536 yards for the Cardinals, and Johnny Roland also contributed to the rushing attack.
Miller Farr and Larry Wilson each seized 3 opponent throws.
Bob Hollway coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Donny Anderson | P | May 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Borger, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | MLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Craig Baynham | HB | July 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 204 | Georgia Tech | Casper, WY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Chuck Beatty | DB | February 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | North Texas | Waxahachie, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Tom Beckman | DE | September 21, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan | Saginaw, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Dave Bradley | G | February 13, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Penn St. | Burnham, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Don Brumm | LDE | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Leon Burns | FB | September 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 228 | Long Beach St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Steve Conley | LB-RB | March 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | QB | April 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Virginia | Montclair, NJ USA | 8 | 6 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | LT | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Conrad Dobler | LG | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Miller Farr | RCB | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 84 | Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 200 | Richmond | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 7 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | Leo Hayden | RB | June 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Ohio St. | Louisville, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Don Heater | RB | June 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 205 | Montana Tech | Helena, MT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Fred Heron | DT-DE | October 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | San Jose St. | Stockton, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | John Hoffman | DE | August 2, 1943 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Auburn | Roanoke, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Martin Imhof | DE-DT | October 9, 1949 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Jeff Lyman | LB | August 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 225 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 56 | Mike McGill | LB | November 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Hammond, IN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | T | February 21, 1938 | 6'5" | 275 | Illinois | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Terry Miller | RLB | April 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois | Mattoon, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Scott Palmer | DT | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Texas | Cleburne, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Stanford | Paso Robles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ara Person | TE | September 23, 1948 | 6'4" | 225 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | KR | November 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | John Richardson | LDT | May 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Minneapolis, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Jamie Rivers | LB | September 22, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Bowling Green | Youngstown, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Roland | RB | May 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Missouri | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Rowe | RDT | May 23, 1945 | 6'4" | 270 | West. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Roy Shivers | RB | July 5, 1941 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Halley, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeff Staggs | LB-DE | May 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Elgin, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Norm Thompson | LCB | March 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Utah | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Tim Van Galder | QB | May 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Racine, WI USA | 5 | 5 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Washington | DB | April 22, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas-El Paso | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | SS | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Wicks | WR | July 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Utah St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Larry Willingham | PR | December 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Auburn | Cullman, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | FS | March 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Rigby, ID USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Tom Woodeshick | RB | December 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 225 | West Virginia | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Steve Wright | T | July 17, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | RDE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Young | RG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
