Jim Bakken was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He quickly displayed his all-around physical talents as he became an all-state high school player in football, basketball and baseball. Bakken played for the hometown University of Wisconsin Badgers as both a place kicker and punter. He was originally signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 1962,… Read more »
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Team: St. Louis Football Cardinals
Tom Banks
Banks was a high school All-American in 1965 and represented Alabama in the Junior Olympics. At Auburn University he was a First Team All-SEC center as sophomore, First Team All-SEC 1968, First Team All-SEC center 1969 and Auburn co-captain, and Third Team All-American 1969. He played in the 1970 Senior Bowl in and was drafted… Read more »
St. Louis Football Cardinals
When the National Football League’s Chicago Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960, they shared the same name and the same stadium (Sportsman’s Park) with the well-established baseball Cardinals. The football squad was soon simply called “The Big Red”. The team was competitive for much of the 1960’s with such stars as Jim Hart, Larry Wilson,… Read more »
Dan Dierdorf
In 1971, Dan Dierdorf began a 13 year career with the St. Louis Cardinals. A star offensive lineman and center, Dierdorf was voted All-Pro six times and named to the 1980 All-NFL team. Dierdorf was voted the top offensive lineman in the NFL for three consecutive years and offensive co-captain for the St. Louis Cardinals… Read more »
Conrad Dobler
During his ten years in the NFL, Conrad Dobler kicked, punched, leg-whipped, spat and bit his way to three consecutive Pro Bowl selections and helped lead his team to four playoff appearances. Although Dobler lacked great physical strength and size, he used his quickness, aggressive behavior and sheer determination to turn himself into one of… Read more »
Bernard Garfinkel
Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Dr. Bernard Garfinkel was a team doctor for the St. Louis Football Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. Garfinkel was a World War II veteran and a physician at Barnes Hospital, where he specialized in cardiology and geriatrics.
Irv Goode
Who hasn’t been in a practice where a coach implore players to be ready for anything, that you never know when your time may come? If football coaches ever need a great example, they should tell the story of Irv Goode. Drafted in 1962 to play center for the National Football League’s St. Louis Cardinals… Read more »
Mel Gray
At the University of Missouri, Gray lettered in football and track from 1968 to 1970. In track, Gray was an All-American once indoors and twice outdoors. In football, Gray was All-Big Eight in 1969, when he caught 25 passes for 705 yards and a school record 9 touchdowns. He, at one time, held the MU… Read more »
Jim Hanifan
Arguably the finest offensive line coach in the history of professional football, Jim Hanifan was born in Compton, CA and attended Covina High School. His storied coaching career began when he took a position as assistant coach at Yuba Junior College from 1959 to 1961. He was named head coach at Charter Oak High School… Read more »
Willard Harrell
He was born and raised in the northern California town of Stockton, starred as an undersized and intelligent running back for a West Coast college, later played for the Green Bay Packers and then, only three seasons into the National Football League, found his career at a crossroads. There Willard Harrell was in the summer… Read more »
Jim Hart
Jim Hart, a record setting passer at Southern Illinois University, had an impressive 19 year career in the National Football League. Hart spent 18 of those years with the St. Louis Cardinals and one year with the Washington Redskins. Hart served as the quarterback of the “Cardiac Cardinals” teams from 1966 to 1984. He passed… Read more »
Ernie McMillan
McMillan was a four-time Pro-Bowl selection for the St. Louis Cardinals football team during a 14 year span with the team. He was drafted in the 13th round of the 1961 NFL draft out of Illinois. He started 161 straight games at right tackle without missing a contest. Ernie was the constant force on a… Read more »
Eddie Moss
It’s amazing how one idea can change an athlete’s life. In Eddie Moss’ case, there were two: His Poplar Bluff High School football coach moved Moss from the defensive line to the offensive backfield for his senior season. Then, after college, Moss returned home to assist the football program, where one player encouraged him not… Read more »
John Omohundro
John Omohundro was a trainer with the Cardinals for 42 years, including the last 37 years as the team’s head athletic trainer. Including preseason, regular season, and postseason, Omohundro worked 838 games throughout his Cardinals’ employment; his final contest was for 42 years; his last game was Super Bowl XLIII in February of 2009. He… Read more »
Jim Otis
It’s almost as if a Hollywood script writer delivered it right to Frank Capra himself. How else to explain the career of Jim Otis? There he was at age 7 in a photo beside 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard “Hopalong” Cassidy of Ohio State. As a high school junior, with the headlights of teammates’ cars… Read more »
Jack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell has had a career in sports medicine that has covered more than 45 years and is easily recognizied as one of the most respected in his field. Because of his injuries as an Army sergeant in World War II, he was inspired to earn a physical therapy degree from the University of Kansas,… Read more »