1982 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Jim Hanifan (5-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1982 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 5-4
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Jim Hanifan (5-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Cardinals floundered, tallying only 135 points, while the defensive unit allowed 170. Ottis Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 587 yards for St. Louis.
Neil Lomax threw for 1,367 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 36 passes for 465 yards. Roy Green provided receiving help as well.
Curtis Greer sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.
Jim Hanifan coached the team. The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Dave Ahrens | MLB | December 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 238 | Wisconsin | Cedar Falls, IA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Carl Allen | RCB | December 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Kurt Allerman | LB | August 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 222 | Penn St. | Glen Ridge, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 52 | Charles Baker | RLB | September 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 46 | Don Bessillieu | DB | May 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Fort Benning, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Carl Birdsong | P | January 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 192 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kaufman, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Bostic | RG | April 20, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 8 | 8 |
| 69 | Rush Brown | RDT | June 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 257 | Ball St. | Laurinburg, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 64 | Randy Clark | C-T-G | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 44 | Tim Collier | DB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | George Collins | T | December 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 257 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | LDT | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Dorking, England | 9 | 9 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | C | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 59 | Calvin Favron | LB | July 3, 1957 | 6'1" | 225 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Earl Ferrell | RB | March 27, 1958 | 6'0" | 225 | East Tennessee St. | Halifax, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | David Galloway | DT-DE-NT | February 16, 1959 | 6'3" | 277 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | John Gillen | LB | November 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 227 | Illinois | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Roy Green | WR | June 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Ken Greene | DB | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Curtis Greer | RDE | November 10, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 35 | Jeff Griffin | LCB | July 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah | Carson, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 78 | Elois Grooms | LDE | May 20, 1953 | 6'4" | 249 | Tennessee Tech | Tompkinsville, KY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 39 | Willard Harrell | RB | September 16, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | E.J. Junior | LLB | December 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 238 | Alabama | Salisbury, MD USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | Greg LaFleur | TE | September 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 236 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 16 | Rusty Lisch | QB | December 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 213 | Notre Dame | Belleville, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Neil Lomax | QB | February 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 215 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 9 | 9 |
| 40 | Randy Love | RB | September 30, 1956 | 6'1" | 208 | Houston | Garland, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Doug Marsh | TE | June 18, 1958 | 6'3" | 236 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 76 | Stafford Mays | DE-DT-NT | March 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 252 | Washington | Lawrence, KS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Eddie McGill | TE | July 5, 1960 | 6'6" | 225 | West. Carolina | Asheville, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Stump Mitchell | KR | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 188 | The Citadel | St. Marys, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | FB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | SS | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | January 18, 1953 | 6'6" | 208 | St. Bernard | Dublin, Ireland | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Benny Perrin | FS | October 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 178 | Alabama | Orange County, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Art Plunkett | T | March 8, 1959 | 6'7" | 269 | UNLV | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Craig Puki | LB | January 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 231 | Tennessee | Deadwood, SD USA | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Tootie Robbins | RT | June 2, 1958 | 6'5" | 303 | East Carolina | Windsor, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Craig Shaffer | LB | March 31, 1959 | 6'0" | 230 | Indiana St. | Terre Haute, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Luis Sharpe | LT | June 16, 1960 | 6'5" | 275 | UCLA | Havana, Cuba | 9 | 9 |
| 84 | Mike Shumann | WR | October 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 178 | Florida St. | Louisville, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Wayne Smith | DB | May 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dave Stief | WR-DB | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Terry Stieve | LG | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 256 | Wisconsin | Baraboo, WI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 86 | Ken Thompson | WR | December 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 178 | West Texas A&M | Snyder, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Ricky Thompson | WR | May 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Baylor | El Paso, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Bruce Thornton | DE-DT | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 8 | 1 |
| 42 | Herb Williams | DB | August 30, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Southern | Lafayette, LA USA | 7 | 2 |
