1972 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bob Hollway (4-9-1) | 4-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Donny Anderson | RB | May 16, 1943 | 6’2′ | 215 | Texas Tech |
| Mark Arneson | LB | September 9, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Arizona |
| Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5’11’ | 200 | Wisconsin |
| Tom Banks | C-G | August 20, 1948 | 6’1′ | 245 | Auburn |
| Craig Baynham | HB | July 24, 1944 | 6’1′ | 204 | Georgia Tech |
| Chuck Beatty | DB | February 8, 1946 | 6’2′ | 200 | North Texas |
| Tom Beckman | DE | September 21, 1950 | 6’5′ | 250 | Michigan |
| Dave Bradley | G | February 13, 1947 | 6’4′ | 245 | Penn St. |
| Don Brumm | DE | October 4, 1941 | 6’3′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Leon Burns | HB,RB | September 15, 1940 | 6’2′ | 228 | Long Beach St. |
| Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5’9′ | 194 | Edward Waters |
| Steve Conley | LB-RB | March 9, 1949 | 6’2′ | 225 | Kansas |
| Gary Cuozzo | QB | April 26, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | Virginia |
| Dan Dierdorf | T-G-C | June 29, 1949 | 6’3′ | 275 | Michigan |
| Conrad Dobler | G | October 1, 1950 | 6’3′ | 254 | Wyoming |
| Miller Farr | DB | April 8, 1943 | 6’1′ | 190 | Wichita St. |
| Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6’5′ | 200 | Richmond |
| Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5’9′ | 175 | Missouri |
| Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6’3′ | 210 | Wisconsin |
| Jim Hargrove | LB | February 21, 1945 | 6’2′ | 233 | Howard Payne |
| Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6’1′ | 215 | Southern Illinois |
| Leo Hayden | RB | June 2, 1948 | 6’0′ | 210 | Ohio St. |
| Don Heater | RB | June 22, 1950 | 6’2′ | 205 | Montana Tech |
| Fred Heron | DT-DE | October 6, 1944 | 6’4′ | 260 | San Jose St. |
| John Hoffman | DE | August 2, 1943 | 6’7′ | 260 | USC |
| Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6’3′ | 200 | Auburn |
| Martin Imhof | DE-DT | October 9, 1949 | 6’6′ | 255 | San Diego St. |
| Jeff Lyman | LB | August 21, 1950 | 6’3′ | 235 | BYU |
| Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6’5′ | 225 | Nebraska |
| Mike McGill | LB | November 21, 1946 | 6’2′ | 235 | Notre Dame |
| Ernie McMillan | T | February 21, 1938 | 6’5′ | 275 | Illinois |
| Terry Miller | LB | April 11, 1946 | 6’2′ | 225 | Illinois |
| Wayne Mulligan | C-T | May 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 250 | Clemson |
| Scott Palmer | DT | September 15, 1948 | 6’3′ | 245 | Texas |
| Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6’1′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Ara Person | TE | September 23, 1948 | 6’4′ | 225 | Morgan St. |
| Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6’2′ | 205 | Oregon |
| John Richardson | DT | May 25, 1945 | 6’3′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Jamie Rivers | LB | September 22, 1945 | 6’2′ | 245 | Bowling Green |
| Johnny Roland | RB | May 21, 1943 | 6’2′ | 220 | Missouri |
| Bob Rowe | DT-DE | May 23, 1945 | 6’4′ | 270 | West. Michigan |
| Roy Shivers | RB | July 5, 1941 | 5’11’ | 200 | Utah St. |
| Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6’4′ | 235 | NW State (LA) |
| Jeff Staggs | LB-DE | May 14, 1944 | 6’1′ | 240 | BYU |
| Larry Stallings | LB | December 11, 1941 | 6’1′ | 230 | Georgia Tech |
| Norm Thompson | DB | March 5, 1945 | 6’1′ | 180 | Utah |
| Tim Van Galder | QB | May 26, 1944 | 6’2′ | 200 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. |
| Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Duke |
| Eric Washington | DB | April 22, 1950 | 6’2′ | 190 | Texas-El Paso |
| Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6’0′ | 190 | Missouri |
| Bob Wicks | WR | July 24, 1950 | 6’3′ | 200 | Utah St. |
| Larry Willingham | DB | December 22, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Auburn |
| Larry Wilson | DB | March 24, 1938 | 6’0′ | 190 | Utah |
| Tom Woodeshick | RB | December 3, 1941 | 6’0′ | 225 | West Virginia |
| Steve Wright | T | July 17, 1942 | 6’6′ | 250 | Alabama |
| Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6’5′ | 244 | Kansas St. |
| Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6’1′ | 270 | Texas |
