1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (3-10)
Coach: Larry Wilson (2-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1979 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1979 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Cardinals racked up 307 points, but the defense conceded 358. Ottis Anderson piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,605 yards for St. Louis.

Jim Hart threw for 2,218 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 57 passes for 938 yards.

Ken Stone seized 6 opponent throws.

Bud Wilkinson and Larry Wilson coached the team. The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
27Carl AllenLCBDecember 21, 19556'0"185Southern MissHattiesburg, MS USA1512
50Kurt AllermanRILBAugust 30, 19556'3"222Penn St.Glen Ridge, NJ USA1611
32Ottis AndersonRBJanuary 19, 19576'2"220Miami (FL)West Palm Beach, FL USA1616
57Mark ArnesonROLBSeptember 9, 19496'2"220ArizonaIowa City, IA USA110
54Tom BanksCAugust 20, 19486'1"245AuburnBirmingham, AL USA140
58John BarefieldLBMarch 23, 19556'2"224Texas A&M-KingsvilleVictoria, TX USA150
71Joe BosticRTApril 20, 19576'3"265ClemsonGreensboro, NC USA1614
51Tom BrahaneyCOctober 23, 19516'2"245OklahomaMidland, TX USA164
61Chuck BrownC-GMarch 15, 19576'1"235HoustonHouston, TX USA40
33Theotis BrownRBApril 20, 19576'2"225UCLAChicago, IL USA161
87Al ChandlerTENovember 18, 19506'2"233OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA80
86Jimmy ChildsWRAugust 9, 19566'2"194Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoEl Dorado, AR USA130
52Sean ClancyLBOctober 22, 19566'4"218AmherstManhasset, NY USA100
66George CollinsTDecember 9, 19556'2"257GeorgiaMacon, GA USA153
76Charles DavisNTNovember 17, 19516'1"269TCUWortham, TX USA160
73Mike DawsonRDEOctober 16, 19536'4"270ArizonaDorking, England1615
72Dan DierdorfT-G-CJune 29, 19496'3"275MichiganCanton, OH USA20
59Calvin FavronROLBJuly 3, 19576'1"225SE LouisianaNew Orleans, LA USA167
61Chris GarlichLBJuly 17, 19576'1"220MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA90
85Mel GrayWRSeptember 28, 19485'9"175MissouriFresno, CA USA1313
25Roy GreenKRJune 30, 19576'0"195Henderson St.Magnolia, AR USA160
37Ken GreeneSSMay 8, 19566'3"203Washington St.Lewiston, ID USA1616
39Willard HarrellPRSeptember 16, 19525'8"162PacificStockton, CA USA140
17Jim HartQBApril 29, 19446'1"215Southern IllinoisEvanston, IL USA1413
48Steve HenryDBMarch 5, 19576'2"190Emporia St.Kansas City, KS USA80
56Tim KearneyLBNovember 5, 19506'2"227Northern MichiganKingsford, MI USA50
12Steve LittleKFebruary 19, 19566'0"180ArkansasSpringfield, IL USA160
26Thomas LottRBAugust 1, 19575'11"205OklahomaSan Antonio, TX USA100
40Randy LoveRBSeptember 30, 19566'1"208HoustonGarland, TX USA40
24Wayne MorrisFBMay 3, 19546'0"207SMUDallas, TX USA1515
80Bill MurrellTEJune 14, 19566'3"220Winston-Salem St.Walnut Cove, NC USA120
53Steve NeilsLILBMay 2, 19516'2"217MinnesotaSt. Peter, MN USA90
38Lee NelsonDBJanuary 30, 19545'10"185Florida St.Kissimmee, FL USA160
65Brad OatesT-GSeptember 30, 19536'6"274DukeMesa, AZ USA110
87Richard OsborneTEOctober 31, 19536'3"230Texas A&MWichita, KS USA70
89Gary ParrisTEJune 13, 19506'2"226Florida St.East St. Louis, IL USA90
36Rod PhillipsRBDecember 23, 19526'0"220CincinnatiMeridian, MS USA110
15Steve PisarkiewiczQBNovember 10, 19536'2"205MissouriFlorissant, MO USA63
82Bob PollardLDEDecember 30, 19486'3"250Texas SouthernBeaumont, TX USA160
79Jim RameyDEMarch 9, 19576'4"261KentuckyLouisville, KY USA70
75Bob RozierDEJuly 28, 19556'3"240CaliforniaAnchorage, AK USA60
70Keith SimonsDT-NTApril 26, 19546'3"254MinnesotaYpsilanti, MI USA160
45Perry SmithDBMarch 29, 19516'1"195MesaSpartanburg, SC USA164
84Dave StiefWRJanuary 29, 19566'3"195Portland St.Portland, OR USA164
68Terry StieveRGMarch 10, 19546'2"256WisconsinBaraboo, WI USA1414
23Ken StoneFSSeptember 14, 19506'1"179VanderbiltCincinnati, OH USA160
83Pat TilleyWRFebruary 15, 19535'10"178Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA1616
22Roger WehrliRCBNovember 26, 19476'0"190MissouriNew Point, MO USA160
55Eric WilliamsLOLBJune 17, 19556'2"227USCLos Angeles, CA USA1616
19Mike WoodKSeptember 3, 19545'11"199SE Missouri St.Kirkwood, MO USA30
62Keith WortmanLTJuly 20, 19506'2"260NebraskaBillings, MT USA130
78Ron YankowskiDEOctober 23, 19466'5"244Kansas St.Arlington, MA USA160
64Bob YoungLGSeptember 3, 19426'1"270TexasMarshall, TX USA130
63John ZookDESeptember 24, 19476'4"243KansasGarden City, KS USA50



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