1978 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (6-10)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1978 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

St. Louis netted 248 points, while the defensive squad yielded 296. Jim Hart tossed for 3,121 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 62 passes for 900 yards, while Mel Gray was targeted regularly as well.

Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 664 yards for the Cardinals, while Wayne Morris also contributed to the rushing attack.

Ken Stone seized 9 opponent throws.

Bud Wilkinson coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
27Carl AllenLCBDecember 21, 19556'0"185Southern MissHattiesburg, MS USA1514
50Kurt AllermanRILBAugust 30, 19556'3"222Penn St.Glen Ridge, NJ USA159
89Warren AndersonWRJuly 3, 19556'2"195West Virginia St.Williamsburg, VA USA20
57Mark ArnesonROLBSeptember 9, 19496'2"220ArizonaIowa City, IA USA160
25Jim BakkenKNovember 2, 19405'11"200WisconsinMadison, WI USA160
54Tom BanksCAugust 20, 19486'1"245AuburnBirmingham, AL USA160
58John BarefieldLBMarch 23, 19556'2"224Texas A&M-KingsvilleVictoria, TX USA90
33Larry BarnesRBJuly 17, 19545'11"220Tennessee St.Bessemer, AL USA20
20Gordon BellRBDecember 25, 19535'9"180MichiganTroy, OH USA60
79Bob BellDT-DEJanuary 25, 19486'4"250CincinnatiPhiladelphia, PA USA150
51Tom BrahaneyCOctober 23, 19516'2"245OklahomaMidland, TX USA160
87Al ChandlerTENovember 18, 19506'2"233OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA110
86Jimmy ChildsWRAugust 9, 19566'2"194Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoEl Dorado, AR USA80
66George CollinsT-GDecember 9, 19556'2"257GeorgiaMacon, GA USA130
76Charles DavisDT-NTNovember 17, 19516'1"269TCUWortham, TX USA10
73Mike DawsonNTOctober 16, 19536'4"270ArizonaDorking, England1616
72Dan DierdorfRTJune 29, 19496'3"275MichiganCanton, OH USA160
28Ted FarmerRBSeptember 8, 19535'11"175OregonSt. Louis, MO USA20
60Roger FinnieT-G-DTNovember 6, 19456'3"245Florida A&MMiami, FL USA70
59Randy GillLBAugust 1, 19566'2"230San Jose St.Ventura, CA USA70
85Mel GrayWRSeptember 28, 19485'9"175MissouriFresno, CA USA130
40Doug GreeneDBFebruary 10, 19566'2"205Texas A&M-KingsvilleLos Angeles, CA USA154
37Ken GreeneSSMay 8, 19566'3"203Washington St.Lewiston, ID USA1612
39Willard HarrellKRSeptember 16, 19525'8"162PacificStockton, CA USA132
17Jim HartQBApril 29, 19446'1"215Southern IllinoisEvanston, IL USA1515
34Steve JonesRBMarch 6, 19516'0"200DukeSanford, SC USA160
56Tim KearneyLILBNovember 5, 19506'2"227Northern MichiganKingsford, MI USA150
32Jerry LatinRBAugust 25, 19535'10"190Northern IllinoisPrescott, AR USA20
12Steve LittleKFebruary 19, 19566'0"180ArkansasSpringfield, IL USA110
18Mark MangesQBJanuary 10, 19566'2"210MarylandCumberland, MD USA10
24Wayne MorrisRBMay 3, 19546'0"207SMUDallas, TX USA1313
65Tom MullenG-TNovember 11, 19516'3"248SW Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA70
53Steve NeilsLOLBMay 2, 19516'2"217MinnesotaSt. Peter, MN USA160
38Lee NelsonDBJanuary 30, 19545'10"185Florida St.Kissimmee, FL USA161
35Jim OtisFBApril 29, 19486'0"220Ohio St.Celina, OH USA150
15Steve PisarkiewiczQBNovember 10, 19536'2"205MissouriFlorissant, MO USA31
82Bob PollardLDEDecember 30, 19486'3"250Texas SouthernBeaumont, TX USA150
80Eason RamsonTEApril 30, 19566'2"232Washington St.Sacramento, CA USA157
20Mike SensibaughDBJanuary 3, 19495'11"192Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA50
30Willie ShelbyRBJuly 24, 19535'11"195AlabamaHattiesburg, MS USA30
70Keith SimonsDT-NTApril 26, 19546'3"254MinnesotaYpsilanti, MI USA130
45Perry SmithDBMarch 29, 19516'1"195MesaSpartanburg, SC USA163
80Tom SouthardWRJune 29, 19556'0"185FurmanAtlanta, GA 20
84Dave StiefWRJanuary 29, 19566'3"195Portland St.Portland, OR USA153
68Terry StieveRGMarch 10, 19546'2"256WisconsinBaraboo, WI USA1613
23Ken StoneFSSeptember 14, 19506'1"179VanderbiltCincinnati, OH USA140
87Jim ThaxtonTE-WRJanuary 11, 19496'2"240Tennessee St.Brownsville, TX USA50
83Pat TilleyWRFebruary 15, 19535'10"178Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA1616
59Curtis TownsendLBJanuary 20, 19556'1"229ArkansasBirmingham, AL USA90
22Roger WehrliRCBNovember 26, 19476'0"190MissouriNew Point, MO USA160
52Greg WestbrooksLBFebruary 24, 19536'2"215MesaChicago, IL USA100
55Eric WilliamsRILBJune 17, 19556'2"227USCLos Angeles, CA USA1311
19Mike WoodPSeptember 3, 19545'11"199SE Missouri St.Kirkwood, MO USA80
44Rolly WoolseyDBAugust 11, 19536'1"182Boise St.Provo, UT USA20
62Keith WortmanLTJuly 20, 19506'2"260NebraskaBillings, MT USA140
78Ron YankowskiDEOctober 23, 19466'5"244Kansas St.Arlington, MA USA160
64Bob YoungLGSeptember 3, 19426'1"270TexasMarshall, TX USA160
63John ZookRDESeptember 24, 19476'4"243KansasGarden City, KS USA160



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